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George Akerlof quotes: My brother Carl became a physicist; I became an economist.

My brother Carl became a physicist; I became an economist.

George Akerlof quotes: Prior to the early 1960s, economic theorists rarely constructed models customized to capture unique institutions or specific market characteristics.

Prior to the early 1960s, economic theorists rarely constructed models customized to capture unique institutions or specific market characteristics.

George Akerlof quotes: The only way we are going to ameliorate pressing social needs is through public intervention.

The only way we are going to ameliorate pressing social needs is through public intervention.

George Akerlof quotes: My father was a chemist on the Yale faculty, my mother a housewife.

My father was a chemist on the Yale faculty, my mother a housewife.

George Akerlof quotes: I would never have been a good reporter because I am not accurate regarding facts.

I would never have been a good reporter because I am not accurate regarding facts.

George Akerlof quotes: I've always been a macroeconomist. That's what I teach. And I guess that's what I've been concerned with ever since I've been very young.

I've always been a macroeconomist. That's what I teach. And I guess that's what I've been concerned with ever since I've been very young.

George Akerlof quotes: Keynesian economics has always been needed.

Keynesian economics has always been needed.

George Akerlof quotes: The whole intention of empirical economics is to force theory down to Earth.

The whole intention of empirical economics is to force theory down to Earth.

George Akerlof quotes: I think what Bob Shiller and I are doing is we're focusing on macroeconomics and the role of psychology in macroeconomics.

I think what Bob Shiller and I are doing is we're focusing on macroeconomics and the role of psychology in macroeconomics.

George Akerlof quotes: The failure of credit markets is one of the major reasons for underdevelopment.

The failure of credit markets is one of the major reasons for underdevelopment.