Peck, Merton Joseph

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PECK, Merton Joseph

PECK, Merton Joseph. American, b. 1925. Genres: Economics. Career: Yale University, New Haven, CT, Professor of Economics, 1963-, Thomas Dewitt Cuyler Professor, 1981-. Assistant to Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1956-61; Deputy Assistant Comptroller and Director of Systems Analysis, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC, 1961-62; Member, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President, 1968-69. Publications: (with W. Haber, J. Carroll, and M. Kahn) The Maintenance of Way Employment on U.S. Railroads, 1957; (with J. Meyer, J. Stenason, and C. Zwick) Economics of Competition in the Transportation Industries, 1959; Competition in the Aluminium Industry 1945-1958, 1961; (with F.M. Scherer) Weapons Acquisition: An Economic Analysis, 1962; (with R. Nelson and E. Kalachek) Technology, Economic Growth and Public Policy, 1967; (with R. Noll and J. McGowan) Economic Aspects of Television Regulation, 1973. EDITOR: What Is to Be Done: Proposals for the Soviet Transition to the Market, 1999; The World Aluminium Industry in a Changing Energy Era, 1991; Competitiveness and Metals: The Impact of Public Policy, 1992. Address: Dept of Economics, Yale University, 37 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06520, U.S.A.