Stanley Reiter (April 26, 1925 – August 9, 2014) was an American author, economist, and Emeritus Professor at Northwestern University.
Reiter was a leading pioneer in the field of mechanism design.
In 2006, he and the 2007 Nobel prize-winning economist Leonid Hurwicz authored the book Designing Economic Mechanisms.
In 2006, he and the 2007 Nobel prize-winning economist Leonid Hurwicz authored the book Designing Economic Mechanisms.
He died in 2014, and is survived by his wife Nina to whom he was married for 70 years, and children Carla and Frank.