Christopher A. Pissarides#
| Membership Number: | 3047 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ECONOMICS, BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2011 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://christopherpissarides.com |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2013 Helmut & Anna Pao Sohmen Professor-at-Large at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- 2012 School Professor of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics
- 2010 Laiki Chair in European Studies, University of Cyprus
- 1986-2012 Professor of Economics, London School of Economics (title of Norman Sosnow Professor of Economics conferred 2006)
- 1982-1986 Reader in Economics, London School of Economics
- 1976-1982 Lecturer in Economics, London School of Economics
- 1974-1976 Lecturer in Economics, University of Southampton
- 1974 Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Cyprus
Fields of Scholarship
- Economics of labour markets
- Macroeconomic policy
- Economic growth
- Structural change
Honours and Awards
- 2012 Honorary Doctorate, University of Essex
- 2012 Honorary Professor, K.I. Satpaev Kazakh National Technical University
- 2012 Honorary Professor, K.I. Kazakh Economic University
- 2012 Honorary Professor, Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
- 2012 Honorary Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
- 2011 Honorary Doctorate, Azerbaijan State University for Economics
- 2011 Foreign Honorary Lifetime Member of the American Economic Association Cyprus-US Distinguished Merit Award
- 2011 Honorary Citizen, Municipality of Nicosia, Cyprus
- 2011 Honorary Doctorate, Athens University of Economics and Business
- 2011 The Grand Cross of the Republic of Cyprus
- 2010 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
, (jointly with Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen) for "for their analysis of markets with search frictions"
- 2009, 2010, 2011 (respectively) Vice President, President Elect and President, European Economic Association
- 2009 Honorary Doctorate, University of Cyprus
- 2008 Republic of Cyprus “Aristeion” for the Arts, Literature and Sciences
- 2005 IZA Prize in Labor Economics,(co-winner with Dale T Mortensen)
- 2005-2010 Elected member of Council, Econometric Society
- 2005 Elected member of Council, European Economic Association
- 2002 Non-National Senior Associate, Forum for Economic Research in the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
- 1996-2003 Elected member of Council, Royal Economic Society
- 1983-1992 Board member, Society for Economic Analysis (Review of Economic Studies)
