Christopher A. Pissarides
Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides FBA (/ˌpɪsəˈriːdiːz/; Greek: Χριστόφορος Αντωνίου Πισσαρίδης; born 20 February 1948) 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. 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."
Christopher Pissarides | |
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Pissarides in 2014 | |
| Born | 20 February 1948 |
| Nationality | Cypriot |
| Citizenship | Cypriot British |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | London School of Economics 1976–present University of Southampton 1974–76 University of Cyprus 2011–present Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2013–present |
| Field | Labour economics |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics University of Essex |
| Doctoral advisor | Michio Morishima |
| Influences | Dale Mortensen |
| 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 | |
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