Peter G. Klein
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Peter G. Klein is an American Austrian economist who studies managerial and organizational issues. Klein is Associate Director of the Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI)[1] and assistant professor in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute[2], a Faculty Research Fellow at the McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and an adjunct professor at the Olin Business School.
Klein's 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[3] (edited with Nicolai J. Foss, Edward Elgar, 2002), The Fortunes of Liberalism,[4] volume 4 of The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek[5] (University of Chicago Press, 1992), and Organizing Entrepreneurship: Opportunity Discovery and the Theory of the Firm (with Nicolai J. Foss, Cambridge University Press, forthcoming).
During the 2000-2001 academic year, Klein was a Senior Economist on the Council of Economic Advisers.
Klein taught previously at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Georgia, and the Copenhagen Business School. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, studying under Oliver E. Williamson, and his B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.[6]
He runs the Organizations and Markets blog with Nicolai J. Foss, professor at the Copenhagen Business School.[7]
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.[8]
[edit] 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
- ^ 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
[edit] External links
- Organizations and Markets
- Homepage at the University of Missouri
- Homepage at the Ludwig von Mises Institute
- Austrian Economics Newsletter Interview (1995)
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