Peter Diamond — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2010
Serves as an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Co-authored 'Saving Social Security: A Balanced Approach' (2004-2005)
Served as president of the Econometric Society and the American Economic Association
Advised the Advisory Council on Social Security in the late 1980s and 1990s
Earned a Ph.D. from MIT (1963) and a bachelor's degree from Yale University (1960)

Biography

Peter Arthur Diamond, born April 29, 1940, is an American economist recognized for his significant contributions to economic theory and public policy. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2010, sharing it with Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A.

Pissarides for their analysis of markets with search frictions. Diamond is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is particularly known for his analysis of U.S.

Social Security policy.