We are pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Fleck, Professor of Economics at Clemson University, will be our keynote speaker at the upcoming EBHS conference (May 29-31, 2025). Dr. Fleck’s expertise spans several fields, including political economy, public finance, economic history, law and economics, and development economics. His current research delves into the causes and consequences of major political and economic transitions and explores why only some countries adopt successful political and economic reforms.
Dr. Fleck’s publications cover a wide range of topics, such as the New Deal, democracy and legal institutions in ancient Greece, changes in eminent domain policy, the judiciary’s role in democratic governments, and foreign aid. His work has been featured in prestigious journals like the Journal of Political Economy, Explorations in Economic History, and the Journal of Development Economics.
Dr. Fleck has received numerous awards for his teaching and research. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of California at San Diego and holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Before joining Clemson, he was a Professor of Economics at Montana State University. Additionally, he has been a Julian Simon Fellow and Lone Mountain Fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), and a National Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.
