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Department of Social Policy and STICERD public lecture
The premise of the lecture is that free markets are a powerful force both for good and for bad. On the negative side, they systematically aim for our weak spots.
George Akerlof is Visiting Guest Scholar at the International Monetary Fund. In 2001 he was co-recipient of the Prize in Economic Sciences in honour of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Committee cited Akerlof's 1970 paper, "The Market for 'Lemons,'" which for the first time described the role of asymmetric information in causing market perversity. Professor Akerlof has also pioneered in the application of sociology and psychology to the workings of the macroeconomy. He has been senior economist at the President's Council of Economic Advisers, president, vice president and member of the executive committee of the American Economics Association, and member of the Council of the Econometric Society. From 1966 to 2008 he was assistant professor, associate professor and full professor at the University at California at Berkeley. From 1979 to 1981 he was Cassel Professor of Money and Banking at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the co-author with Robert Shiller of Animal Spirits (2009) and with Rachel Kranton of Identity Economics (2010).
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Professor George Akerlof | talks |
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Date and Time: |
11 June 2012 at 6:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building |
Organised by: |
London School of Economics & Political Science |
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Tickets: |
Free |
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