Richard Cyert

Richard Cyert
Born(1921-07-22)July 22, 1921
Winona, Minnesota, US
DiedOctober 7, 1998(1998-10-07) (aged 77)
Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, US
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BS)
Columbia University (PhD)
ThesisThe Effects of the Business Cycle on Oligopoly Pricing (1952)
Doctoral advisorArthur F. Burns
George Stigler
Academic work
DisciplineEconometrics
School or traditionCarnegie School
InstitutionsCarnegie Mellon University
Doctoral studentsOliver E. Williamson

Richard Michael Cyert (July 22, 1921 – October 7, 1998) was an American economist, statistician and organizational theorist, who served as the sixth President of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He is known for his seminal 1959 work "A Behavioral Theory of the Firm", co-authored with James G. March.

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