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George A. Akerlof
| Full Name of the recipient | George A. Akerlof |
|---|---|
| Award | Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel |
| Year of Award | 2001 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | A. Michael Spence (33.3%) Joseph E. Stiglitz (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their analyses of markets with asymmetric information |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA |
| Place of Birth | New Haven, CT, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 17 June 1940 |
| Age at the time of Award | 60 years |
