Sidney S. Alexander was an American economist who was associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Alexander graduated Summa Cum Laude from Harvard College in 1936. Continuing at Harvard University

Harvard University

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, he received a master's degree in 1938 and a doctorate in 1946. During World War II, Alexander served as a Director of Research in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS

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From 1956 until his retirement Professor Alexander taught at MIT, in both the MIT Sloan School of Management

MIT Sloan School of Management

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and the Economics Department.

Further Reading

• Alexander, Sidney S. "Effects of a Devaluation on a Trade Balance" Staff Papers - International Monetary Fund Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr., 1952), pp. 263-278 http://www.jstor.org/stable/3866218