Christopher Pissarides

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  • Specialty Labor Market Economics, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Economic Growth, and Structural Change.
  • Topics Markets with Frictions, Unemployment Theory, European Integration, Eurozone Economics.
  • Current Position Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus, and Helmut & Anna Pao Sohmen IAS Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Who is he? Sir Christopher Pissarides is an internationally renowned economist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2010 for his work on markets with frictions. His career has focused on unemployment theory and related policies, as well as the economics of the eurozone.

He has been a speaker at numerous international conferences and has worked as a consultant for the European Commission, the World Bank, and the OECD on employment and macroeconomic policy issues.

  • The future of the European economy.
  • Labor market equilibrium with search frictions.
  • Structural change.
  • Economic growth indicators.
  • The economics of unemployment.
  • Comparative economic performance.
  • Wage inequality.
  • Sir Christopher is frequently quoted in the press on issues related to European labor markets, eurozone problems, and the future of European integration. His views have appeared in media outlets such as the Financial Times, The Economist, and the BBC.

    Author of numerous articles in professional journals. Has written extensively in newspapers and specialized press.

    Books

  • Equilibrium Unemployment Theory.
  • In 2005, he became the first European economist to win the IZA Prize in Labor Economics. He has served as president of the European Economic Association and as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Cyprus during the country’s introduction of the euro.

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