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Sidney Stuart Alexander (May 3, 1916 – February 19, 2005) was an American economist who was associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alexander graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1936. Continuing at Harvard University, he received a master's degree in 1938 and a doctorate in 1946. During World War II, Alexander served as a director of research in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). From 1956 until his retirement, Alexander taught at MIT, in both the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Economics Department.