Professor George Akerlof, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics, spoke about his new book, ‘Phishing for Phools,’ the dangers of the free market and the benefits of deregulation at the Carroll ...

George Akerlof, a Nobel Prize winner and economics scholar, will head to the McCourt School in November. Nobel Prize winner and economics scholar George Akerlof will join the faculty of the McCourt ...

Nobel laureates Robert J. Shiller and George Akerlof discuss their new book "Phishing for Phools." They explain how free market forces lead some people to manipulate and deceive others and why ...

“Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception,” is a trivial work from two bright, kindly, likable scholars, Nobel Prize-winning economists, George Akerlof and Robert Shiller. The ...

George Akerlof (married to Janet Yellen as it happens) won his Nobel largely for a paper called the Market for Lemons. No, it's not about the market for citrus fruits, it's about the problems that can ...

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped famed economist Janet Yellen to fill the role of U.S. Treasury Secretary in a history-making pick. Yellen will be the first woman to hold the position since the ...

Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism By George Akerlof and Robert Shiller Princeton University Press, $24.95 This is a good moment to ...

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