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Friday, June 17, 2011
Profile of Economics Nobel: George Akerlof
Akerlof says the topic that has motivated him the most over his 40-year career is unemployment. “I have always thought of unemployment as a terrible thing. In fact that has been the motivation for almost everything I have ever written. A person without a job loses not just his income but often the sense that he is fulfilling the duties expected of him as a human being.” Moreover, he says it has long been his “dream” to have a macroeconomics grounded in the “full range of human emotions and actions: fairness, confidence, greed, identity, procrastination.” To continue reading check the F&D profile.
Also, thanks to Greg Mankiw and Menzie Chinn who featured the profile on their sites.
Akerlof says the topic that has motivated him the most over his 40-year career is unemployment. “I have always thought of unemployment as a terrible thing. In fact that has been the motivation for almost everything I have ever written. A person without a job loses not just his income but often the sense that he is fulfilling the duties expected of him as a human being.” Moreover, he says it has long been his “dream” to have a macroeconomics grounded in the “full range of human emotions and actions: fairness,
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Interview with Joe Stiglitz makes The Globalist’s Top Ten Features
Stiglitz predicts a financial crisis in five years. All the more reason to enjoy the moment. Merry X’Mas and a Happy New Year. Back in 2011.
Stiglitz predicts a financial crisis in five years. All the more reason to enjoy the moment. Merry X’Mas and a Happy New Year. Back in 2011.
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Labels: Profiles of Economists
Monday, December 13, 2010
Nobel-worthy
Avinash Dixit, who many consider deserving of the Economics Nobel Prize, was profiled in an IMF publication. See other IMF profiles of famous economists , including one of Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz and an interview with him called “The Vindication of Joe Stiglitz”.
Avinash Dixit, who many consider deserving of the Economics Nobel Prize, was profiled in an IMF publication. See other IMF profiles of famous economists , including one of Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz and an interview with him called “The Vindication of Joe Stiglitz”.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Gloom & Doom … or Boom? The Movie
Here’s the video from a talk at the IMF at which economists Nouriel Roubini (a.k.a. Dr. Doom) and Mark Zandi were pessimistic about the near-term economic outlook but split on how things might look a couple of years from now. Zandi said we might get 5% growth in the US in 2012. Read the full article…
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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.
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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Labels: Profiles of Economists
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