▁running ▁a ▁research ▁sem inar ▁on ▁national ▁institutions ▁and ▁economic ▁performance ▁with ▁Richard ▁R . ▁Nelson ▁at ▁the ▁Columbia ▁School ▁of ▁International ▁and ▁Public ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 9 0 , ▁L azon ick ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁member ▁in ▁social ▁sciences ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Study ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁where ▁Albert ▁Hir sch man ▁was ▁the ▁resident ▁econom ist . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 ▁L azon ick ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Business ▁History ▁Conference , ▁the ▁leading ▁association ▁of ▁business ▁histor ians ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁U pp s ala ▁University ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁theory ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁economic ▁development . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁of ▁econom ics ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁three ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁previous ▁years , ▁ ▁L azon ick ▁made ▁the ▁unusual ▁academic ▁move ▁of ▁leaving ▁a ▁ten ured ▁position ▁at ▁an ▁el ite ▁private ▁university ▁for ▁a ▁ten ured ▁position ▁at ▁a ▁regional ▁public ▁institution , ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Low ell . ▁ ▁The ▁l ure ▁was ▁the ▁opportunity ▁provided , ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Chan cell or ▁William ▁T . ▁Hog an , ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁in ▁regional ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁development ▁at ▁an ▁engineering