The Evolution of Economic Science:
Individual and Firm Behavior
Part of the MIT+150 Economics Symposium | January, 2011
Mitsui Professor of Economics, James Poterba moderates a panel of fellow distinguished economists to reflect on MIT's unique contributions to the field, and MIT's role as a place of research, teaching, and influence in the larger world.
Moderator
James Poterba, Mitsui Professor of Economics
MIT and President of the National Bureau of Economic Research
Panelists
George Akerlof Phd '66 - Koshland Professor of Economics, Univesrity of California, Berkleley and 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics; Avinash Dixit Phd '68 - John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Princeton University; Jerry Hausman - John and Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics, MIT; Paul Joskow - James Killian Professor of Economics and Management, Emeritus, MIT and President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Suggested Links