Pietro Peretto
Pietro Peretto joined Duke in 1994 after receiving his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University.
A native of Milan, Italy, Peretto received his B.A. from the Universita Bocconi, also in Milan. His
research integrates into endogenous
growth theory the insights on technological progress and market structure developed in industrial
organization. He has written several theoretical and applied papers in the area. Professor Peretto
teaches graduate Macroeconomic Theory, and undergraduate Intermediate Macroeconomics and
Industrial Organization.
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Recent Research
Industrial Revolutions and Demographic Transitions (with M.
Connolly)
Technological Distance, Growth, and Scale Effects (with S. Smulders)
Market Power, Unemployment, and Growth
Growth, Market Structure, and the Welfare Effects of
Economic Integration
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Office Information
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205 Social Sciences
(919) 660-1807
peretto@econ.duke.edu
(919) 684-8974
by appointment
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Selected Publications
Firm Size, Rivalry and the Extent of the Market in Endogenous
Technological Change, European Economic Review, 1999
Industrialization, Technological Change and Long-Run Growth, Journal of Development
Economics, 1999
Cost Reduction, Entry, and the Dynamics of Market Structure and Economic Growth, Journal of Monetary Economics 1999
Technological Change and Population Growth, Journal of Economic
Growth, 1998
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Course Descriptions
Intermediate Macroeconomics (Econ 154)
Industrial Organization (Econ 188)
Advanced Macroeconomics (Econ 304)
Macroeconomic Analysis (Econ 322)
Stochastic Macroeconomics (Econ 326)
Topics in Industrial Organization: Innovation and Industry Dynamics (Econ 397)
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Prof. Peretto's Vita
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