George Akerlof
American economist and Koshland Professor of Economics
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- Date of birth
- June 17, 1940
- Place of birth
- New Haven
- Country of citizenship
- United States[7]
- Employer
- University of California, Berkeley, London School of Economics and Political Science, Georgetown University[12][13][14]
- Educated at
- Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lawrenceville School, Sidwell Friends School[15][16][17]
- Award received
- Guggenheim Fellowship, Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, Global Economy Prize, Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fisher-Schultz Lecture, honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
- Father
- Gösta Åkerlöf[5]
- Spouse
- Janet Yellen[6]
- Sibling
- Carl W. Akerlof
- Doctoral advisor
- Robert Solow[18]
- Doctoral student
- Charles Engel, Adriana Kugler, Robert J. Shiller, Ross Milbourne, Stephen G. Cecchetti, Michael Ash, Paola Giuliano, Jon Faust, Wallace E. Hendricks, Alan Kenton Kackmeister, Eirik A. Evenhouse, Andrea De Michelis, Matias Felix Barenstein, Zhiyong An, Terence Mallon Kennedy, Jason Reid Eis, Vai-Lam Mui, Kaku Furuya, Desiree Nicholette Schaan, Mauricio Naranjo, Jeffrey Vincent Butler, Pascal Michaillat, Robert Allen Vergun, Gil Mehrez, Jorge Miguel Streb, Lawrence Webster Dwight, David Benjamin Huffman, Wei-Kang Wong, Frederic Halsey Rogers, Stephen Richard Blough, K. Siobhan Reilly, Stephen Robert Glenville Jones, Timothy Cogley, Sean Masaki Flynn[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Family name
- Akerlof
- Interested in
- economics
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Member of
- National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Economic Association, Econometric Society[27][28][29][30]
- Name in native language
- George Arthur Akerlof
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- Student
- William C. Dudley
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Summary
George Akerlof was born on June 17, 1940[1], in New Haven[2]. He has worked as an economist[3] and professor[4].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to him include The Market for Lemons[46], an academic journal article[47] and Animal Spirits[48], a literary work[49].
His notable doctoral advisees include Robert J. Shiller[50], an economist[51], b. 1946[52], of United States[53], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[54], specialised in economics[55]; Adriana Kugler[56], an economist[57], b. 1969[58], of United States[59]; and Rachel Kranton[60], an economist[61], b. 1962[62], of United States[63], awarded the honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University[64].
FAQs
Where was George Akerlof born?
George Akerlof was born in New Haven[2].
Who were George Akerlof's parents?
George Akerlof's father was Gösta Åkerlöf[5].
Who was George Akerlof married to?
George Akerlof's spouses include Janet Yellen[6].
What did George Akerlof do for work?
George Akerlof worked as an economist[3] and professor[4].
Where did George Akerlof go to school?
George Akerlof was educated at Yale University[15], Lawrenceville School[16], and Sidwell Friends School[17].
What awards did George Akerlof receive?
Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19], Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel[20], Global Economy Prize[21], and Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association[22].