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| Peter G. Klein | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Managerial economics, Entrepreneurial econ, Innovation econ, Industrial econ |
| Institution | University of Missouri (2002-present) University of Georgia (1995-2002) UC Berkeley (1989-94) |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
| Alma mater | UC Berkeley (PhD) 1995 University of North Carolina (B.A.) 1988 |
| Doctoral advisor | Oliver E. Williamson |
| Influences | Friedrich Hayek, Oliver E. Williamson, Carl Menger, Friedrich von Wieser, Ludwig von Mises |
Peter G. Klein is an American Austrian economist who studies managerial and organizational issues. Klein is Associate Professor in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri and Associate Director of the Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI). He is also an adjunct professor at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and a Faculty Research Fellow at the McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Specialization
Klein specializes in organizational economics, strategy, and entrepreneurship, with applications to corporate diversification, organizational design, and innovation. His books include Entrepreneurship and the Firm: Austrian Perspectives on Economic Organization (edited with Nicolai J. Foss, Edward Elgar, 2002), The Fortunes of Liberalism, volume 4 of The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek (University of Chicago Press, 1992), The Capitalist and the Entrepreneur: Essays on Organizations and Markets (Mises Institute, 2010), and Organizing Entrepreneurial Judgment: A New Approach to the Firm (with Nicolai J. Foss, Cambridge University Press, 2011).
During the 2000-2001 academic year, Klein was a Senior Economist on the Council of Economic Advisers.
Teaching career
Klein taught previously at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Georgia, the Copenhagen Business School, and the Olin Business School. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, studying under 2009 Nobel Laureate Oliver E. Williamson, and his B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
He runs the Organizations and Markets blog with Nicolai J. Foss, professor at the Copenhagen Business School.
In 2008 Klein added his name as a signatory to the Academics for Ron Paul petition and website; declaring his support for the 2008 Presidential candidate.
References
- CORI web site accessed February 27, 2008
- Ludwig von Mises Institute web site, accessed February 27, 2008
- Amazon.com book information
- Amazon.com book information
- University of Chicago Press web site
- Mises Institute web site
- Amazon.com book information
- Online CV, accessed at December 12, 2008.
- Organizations & Markets about page, accessed at February 27, 2008
- Academics for Ron Paul web site, accessed at February 27, 2008
External links
- Video interview of Peter G. Klein on "Entrepreneurship and the Capitalist Society"
- Organizations and Markets
- Homepage at the University of Missouri
- Homepage at the Ludwig von Mises Institute
- Austrian Economics Newsletter Interview (1995)