Stanley Reiter (April 26, 1925 – August 9, 2014) was an American author, economist, and emeritus professor at

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. Reiter contributed to the field of

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. In 2006, he and the 2007 Nobel prize-winning economist

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authored the book '' Designing Economic Mechanisms''.

Education

Reiter completed his A.B. with honors in economics from Queens College in 1947. He then completed his M.A. (1950) and Ph.D. in economics (1955) from the

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Career

From 1949 to 1954, he was associated with

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as an instructor and a research associate. From 1954 to 1967, he was at the faculty of

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. He joined the faculty at Northwestern University in 1967. In 1960 Reiter coined the term

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. Reiter contributed to the field of

. In 2006, he and the 2007 Nobel prize-winning economist

authored the book '' Designing Economic Mechanisms''. Reiter was a fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died in 2014, and is survived by his wife Nina to whom he was married for 70 years, and children Carla and Frank.

Selected bibliography

Books

Journal articles

* Cowles Commission Discussion Paper: Economics No. 2112
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References

External links

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