Leander Heldring
Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Leander Heldring joined Kellogg in 2020 after receiving his PhD in economics from the University of Oxford. His research interests are in economic development, political economy and economic history, with a particular focus on the role of government in facilitating or stifling innovation, entrepreneurship and growth.
Recent work by Leander Heldring
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The origins of government
Successful governments throughout history have taken many diverse forms, showing that effective statehood does not follow a single linear evolutionary path but instead depends on how societies organise themselves to provide public goods and mobilise their people.
Published 19.11.25