Christopher A. Pissarides


Christopher Pissarides
Pissarides in 2014
Born (1948-02-20) 20 February 1948 (age 76)[3]
NationalityCypriot
CitizenshipCypriot
British
Academic career
InstitutionLondon School of Economics 1976–present
University of Southampton 1974–76
University of Cyprus 2011–present[1]
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2013–present[2]
FieldLabour economics
Alma materLondon School of Economics
University of Essex
Doctoral
advisor
Michio Morishima
InfluencesDale Mortensen
ContributionsMacroeconomic search and matching theories of unemployment,
matching function,
structural growth
AwardsIZA Prize in Labor Economics (2006)
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
(2010)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides FBA (/ˌpɪsəˈrdz/; Greek: Χριστόφορος Αντωνίου Πισσαρίδης; born 20 February 1948[3]) is a Cypriot economist. He is Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus.[4] His research focuses on macroeconomics, labour economics, economic growth, and economic policy. In 2010, along with Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen, he received the Nobel Prize in Economics, "for their analysis of markets with theory of search frictions."[5]

  1. ^ "Christophoros Pissarides won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ designquest.com.hk. "Christopher Pissarides - People - HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies". iems.ust.hk. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Prof Christopher Pissarides Archived 14 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine at debretts.com
  4. ^ Pissarides CV legacy.iza.org
  5. ^ The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2010 : Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides, Noberl Prize Organization website

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