Peter G. Klein

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 [http://cori.missouri.edu/ Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI)] [ [http://cori.missouri.edu/pages/people.htm CORI web site] accessed February 27 2008] ] . He is also a Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute [ [http://mises.org/about.aspx#SENIOR Ludwig von Mises Institute web site] , accessed February 27, 2008] , a Faculty Research Fellow at the [http://mccel.missouri.edu/ 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" [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1840646608 Amazon.com] book information] (edited with Nicolai J. Foss, Edward Elgar, 2002), "The Fortunes of Liberalism," [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0226320642 Amazon.com] book information] volume 4 of "The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek" [ [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/320685.html University of Chicago Press web site] ] (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. [ [http://web.missouri.edu/~kleinp/cv.html Online CV] , accessed at December 12 2008.]

He runs the [http://organizationsandmarkets.com Organizations and Markets] blog with Nicolai J. Foss, professor at the Copenhagen Business School. [ [http://organizationsandmarkets.com/about/ Organizations & Markets about page] , accessed at February 27 2008]

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. [ [http://academicsforpaul.com/ Academics for Ron Paul web site] , accessed at February 27 2008]

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External links

* [http://www.organizationsandmarkets.com Organizations and Markets]
* [http://web.missouri.edu/~kleinp/ Homepage] at the University of Missouri
* [http://www.mises.org/klein Homepage] at the Ludwig von Mises Institute
* [http://www.mises.org/journals/aen/aen15_2_1.asp Austrian Economics Newsletter] Interview (1995)