Otto Eckstein

Otto Eckstein (August 1, 1927–March 22, 1984) was a German-born economist at Harvard University, member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1964 to 1968), and co-founder of Data Resources Inc. He received an A.B. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

He was a key developer and proponent of the idea of core inflation (Eckstein 1981). A frequent coauthor was Allen Sinai.

Bibliography

• Eckstein, Otto (1981), Core inflation 
• Eckstein, Otto (1983), The DRI Model of the U.S. Economy 
• Eckstein, Otto; Allen Sinai (1990), "1. The Mechanisms of the Business Cycle in the Postwar Period", in Robert J. Gordon, The American Business Cycle: Continuity and Change, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226304533, http://books.google.com/?id=P2f-icI-fM0C&pg=PA39 

External links

• Otto Eckstein, 1927-1984 profile at the New School
• [1] NBER tribute by Allen Sinai