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# George Akerlof

(1940)   Economist

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George Akerlof is an economist.

## Quick Facts About George Akerlof

Born June 17, 1940

Profession Economist

## About George Akerlof

American economist and Koshland Professor of Economics... \| George Arthur Akerlof is an American economist and a university professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and Koshland Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Akerlof was awarded the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, jo

##  Quotes by George Akerlof

> [“By making the birth of the child the physical choice of the mother, the sexual revolution has made marriage and child support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-akerlof/by-making-the-birth-of-the-child-the-physical-choice-of-the-mother/)

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[Child support](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child-support/)

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> [Economic theorists, like French chefs in regard to food, have developed stylized models whose ingredients are limited by some unwritten rules. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-akerlof/economic-theorists-like-french-chefs-in-regard-to-food-have-developed/)

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[Anthropology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/)

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> [Some time ago a little-known Scottish philosopher wrote a book on what makes nations succeed and what makes them fail. The Wealth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-akerlof/some-time-ago-a-little-known-scottish-philosopher-wrote-a-book-on/)

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[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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