Peter Steigman Albin (December 20, 1934 – February 20, 2008) was an American economist who wrote and taught primarily in New York City.
[1] Peter S. Albin earned his Bachelor of Arts, from Yale College in 1956 and Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University in 1964, both in economics.
Albin was a professor of economics at New York University from 1960 to 1974, and Chairman of the Economics Department of John Jay College of the City University of New York from 1974 to 1991.
He taught and performed research at the Levy Economics Institute.
Additionally, he was a partner in the asset management and investment advisory firm, the Unicorn Group, for many years.