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2011 Burkett Miller Lecture Series will feature Nobel Laureate Peter Diamond
Nobel Laureate Peter Diamond will appear October 17, 2011 in the Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture Series, addressing the topic "Markets and Government."
Peter Diamond earned the Ph.D. in Economics from M.I.T. and is currently an Institute Professor at M.I.T. He is known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and has served in numerous capacities as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Economic Sciences for his "analysis of markets with search frictions" in which he "analyzed the foundations of search markets." His model "helps to understand the ways in which unemployment, job vacancies, and wages are affected by regulation and economic policy. Search theory has also been applied to questions relating to the housing market, monetary policy, public economics, financial economics, regional economics, and family economics."
Sponsored by the Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chair of Free Enterprise, this event takes place at noon in the University Center auditorium; is free and open to the public; and seating is limited to a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, please contact the Probasco Chair at 425-4118.
