Friday, October 15, 2010
Economics Nobel George Akerlof Takes Up Research Position at IMF
If you play a game of word association with an economics Ph.D and say “Akerlof”, chances are the response will be “lemons”. Though best known for his work on the “market for lemons”, Akerlof says the topic that has motivated him the most is unemployment. Read the full story.
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