Christopher Pissarides | |
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 Pissarides in 2014 | |
| Born | 20 February 1948[3] |
| Nationality | Cypriot |
| Citizenship | Cypriot British |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Labour economics |
| Institution | London 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] |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (PhD) University of Essex (BSc,MSc) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michio Morishima |
| Contributions | Macroeconomic search and matching theories of unemployment, matching function, structural growth |
| Awards | IZA Prize in Labor Economics (2006) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2010) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides FBA (/ˌpɪsəˈriːdiːz/; 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 he received the Nobel Prize in Economics along with Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen, "for their analysis of markets with theory of search frictions."[5]
- ^ "Christophoros Pissarides won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ designquest.com.hk. "Christopher Pissarides - People - HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies". iems.ust.hk. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b Prof Christopher Pissarides Archived 14 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine at debretts.com
- ^ Pissarides CV legacy.iza.org
- ^ 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