Christopher A. Pissarides, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Christopher A. Pissarides

British-Cypriot economist

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1948

Place of Birth: Nicosia, Nicosia District, Cyprus

Profession: economist, university teacher, academic

Nationality: United Kingdom, Cyprus

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides (; Greek: ???st?f???? ??t????? ??ssa??d??; born 20 February 1948) is a British-Cypriot economist.
He is the School Professor of Economics & Political Science and Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus.
His research focuses on topics of macroeconomics, notably labour, economic growth, and economic policy.
In 2010, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, jointly with Peter A.
Diamond and Dale Mortensen, "for their analysis of markets with theory of search frictions."