Margaret Levenstein

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Margaret Levenstein
Alma mater Barnard College (BA)
Yale University (MA) (MPhil) (PhD)
Children2
Scientific career
Fields Economics
Institutions University of Michigan

Margaret C. Levenstein [1] is an American economist who is Director of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research and the School of Information at the University of Michigan. [2] She is a past president of the Business History Conference. [3] Her research focuses on historical firm organization and competition and the evolution of information systems within firms. [4]

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Levenstein received her B.A. from Barnard College in 1983 and Ph.D. from Yale University. [5]

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References

  1. "Margaret C. Levenstein". www-personal.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  2. "CSWEP Assoc. Chair & Survey Director: Margaret Levenstein". www.aeaweb.org. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  3. "Margaret Levenstein | The Business History Conference". thebhc.org. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  4. "Margaret Levenstein, Institute for New Economic Thinking". Institute for New Economic Thinking. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. "The Hilltop Society FY21 Donors List". giving.barnard.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-10.