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Christopher A. Pissarides
Explaining unemployment through search-and-matching theory.
Job Creation and Job Destruction · Equilibrium Unemployment Theory
- Born
- 20 February 1948
- Birthplace
- Nicosia
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Christopher A. Pissarides
Christopher Pissarides is a Cypriot economist who shared the 2010 economics Nobel with Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen.
Early life
Education
Attended school in Nicosia, studied economics at Essex and completed his doctorate at the London School of Economics.
Career
- 1974–1976
Southampton
Held a lectureship.
- 1976
LSE
Joined the economics faculty.
- 2010
Economics Nobel
Recognised for analysis of markets with search frictions.
- 2018
Future of work
Co-founded the Institute for the Future of Work.
Selected work
Job Creation and Job Destruction
Co-authored an influential paper with Dale Mortensen.
Equilibrium Unemployment Theory
Examined unemployment through job matching.
Beyond work
Public service
Advised Cyprus during its financial crisis and later chaired a committee on Greece’s long-term growth strategy.
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