| Peter S. Albin | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1934 New York, New York |
| Died | February 20, 2008 New York, New York |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | Levy Institute of Bard College John Jay College of the City University of New York |
| Alma mater | Yale University (B.A., 1956) Princeton University (Ph.D., 1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Baumol |
| Known for | Application of complexity and games theory to social sciences |
Peter S. Albin (December 20, 1934 – February 20, 2008) was an American economist who wrote and taught primarily in New York City. Among other contributions, he was known for applying cellular automata in the social sciences.[1]
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Peter S. Albin earned his BA, from Yale College in 1956 and Ph.D from Princeton in 1964, both in economics.
He was a professor of Economics at New York University from 1960–1974, and Chairman of the Economics Department of John Jay College of the City University of New York from 1974-1991. He taught and performed research at the Levy Economics Institute. He was visiting professor at the University of Göttingen in 1979-1980, the University of California, Berkeley in 1972-1973, he taught at the Sorbonne, at Cambridge University (1968–1969), at the Institute of Advanced Studies (Vienna) (1977–1979).
Additionally, he was a partner in the venture capital firm, the Unicorn group, for many years.
His articles have appeared in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, and many other publications.