Econowmics

Category: Economists

Amartya Sen

Economists

Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen was born in Bengal, India in 1933. When he was only ten, he witnessed the Great Bengal Famine, which had an everlasting effect on his works, and was a reason as to why he pursued Welfare Economics and Economic Development.

Jean Tirole | Photograph by Lydie Lecarpentier - REA - Redux

Economists

Jean Tirole: Taming powerful firms

Jean Tirole has made important theoretical research contributions in a number of areas, but most of all he has clarified how to understand and regulate industries with a few powerful firms.

Christopher Pissarides | Photo by Peter Coy

Economists

Christopher A. Pissarides

In 2010, Christopher Pissarides shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Peter A. Diamond and Dale Mortensen for their analysis of markets with search frictions.