legacy Lavoie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2001. He died of a stroke later that year. A conference was held in his honor after his death as well as a book of essays. References External links 'Don Lavoie: A truth-teller now silent' By Ronald N. Neff Don Lavoie's Lectures on Comparative Economic Systems: George Mason University, Fall 1985: Notes taken and edited by David L. Prychitko 1951 births 2001 deaths Austrian School economists 20th-century American economists Cato Institute people George Mason University faculty Public choice theory