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Name
  
Peter Steiner


Died
  
June 26, 2010, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Books
  
Mergers: Motives, Effects, Policies, Thursday-Night Poker

Education
  
Harvard University (1950), Oberlin College (1940–1943)

Awards
  
Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada

Peter Otto Steiner (July 9, 1922 – June 26, 2010) was a noted economist and Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Michigan. His research was on a wide range of topics and he published several books including (with Richard G. Lipsey) a standard textbook, and on the Economic Status of the Aged (Jointly with Robert Dorfman) but is perhaps best remembered for his work, also jontly with Dorfman, on advertising. The Dorfman–Steiner theorem carries his name. He also served as President of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

Contents

Books

  • Steiner, Peter O. (1957). Mergers: Motives, effects, policies. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 
  • Steiner, Peter O.; Dorfman, Robert (1957). The economic status of the aged. University of California Press. 
  • Steiner, Peter O.; Lipsey, Richard G. (1966). Economics. New York: Harper & Row. 

    • Journal articles

  • Steiner, Peter O.; Dorfman, Robert (1954). "Optimal advertising and optimal quality". American Economic Review. 44 (5): 826–836. 
  • Steiner, Peter O. (1957). "Peak loads and efficient pricing". Quarterly Journal of Economics. 71 (4): 585–610. JSTOR 1885712. doi:10.2307/1885712. 
  • Steiner, Peter O.; Bergmann, Barbara R.; Poston, Muriel E. (May–June 1998). "Academic freedom and tenure: University of the district of Columbia: Massive terminations of faculty appointments". Academe. American Association of University Professors. 84 (3): 46–55. JSTOR 40251266. doi:10.2307/40251266. 

    • References

    Peter O. Steiner Wikipedia
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