Michael H. Riordan (born 1951) is an American economics professor. He is known for contributions to microeconomics and

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Education

Riordan received a B.S. in International Relations from

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in 1973, an M.A. in Economics (with distinction) from the

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in 1975, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the

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in 1981, working under the supervision of Richard J. Gilbert.

Career

Riordan began his career as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 1976. He later entered the academic field by teaching at several universities, including

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, Stanford University, and

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throughout 1980 to 1999. During that time, he also worked for the Federal Trade Commission as well as the Federal Communications Commission for about a year each. At the start of 2000 and for nearly twenty years, he taught at Columbia University and was named the Laurans A. and Arlene Mendelson Emeritus Professor of Economics in 2008. Throughout his career in the academic field, he has published over 60 papers in specialized economics journals, several of which have been widely cited and reprinted in various scholarly collections. Riordan served as co-editor of the ''

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'', was a member of the editorial board of the '' American Economic Review'', and associate editor of the ''

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''. He served as Chief Economist of the

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and as Economic Advisor at the Federal Trade Commission.

Honors

Riordan was a National Fellow at Stanford University's

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from 1986 to 1987. In 1994, he was elected Fellow of the

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References

External links

Michael Riordan's Homepage

Columbia University Economics Department Homepage
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