Peter Benjamin Meyer

Productivity Research and Program Development

Research Economist,
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Division of Productivity Research and Program Development

Contact Information	(202) 691-5678 E-mail
Fields of Interest	Sources and effects of technological change; occupational classification; economic history; history of technology.
Education	Ph.D., Economics, Northwestern University, 2001 A.B., Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1988
Professional Experience	Research Economist, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2001-present Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer, Symantec Corp, 1988-1994

“The Airplane as an Open Source Invention.” Revue Economique 64(1), (January 2013), pp. 115-132.
“Statipedia: a platform for collaboration across statistical agencies” (2009 presentation, with Jim Buszuwski)
“Statipedia: a platform for collaboration across statistical agencies” (2010 conference paper with Jim Buszuwski)
“Workplace organization and innovation.” (with Cindy Zoghi and Robert D. Mohr) Canadian Journal of Economics (May 2010)
“Who had an occupation? Changing Boundaries in Historical U.S. Census Data.“ Historical Social Research (2009)
“Network of Tinkerers: A Model of Open-Source Technology Innovation” (2007)
“Updated unified category system for 1960-2000 Census occupations” (2010)
“Proposed Category System for 1960-2000 Census Occupations” (2005)
“Turbulence, Inequality, and Cheap Steel” (2005)
“Episodes of Collective Invention” (2003)

Last Modified Date: March 14, 2013