Christopher A. Pissarides
Regius Professor of Economics, London School of Economics
Signed the letter · Academia · United Kingdom
Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus. Co-recipient, with Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen, of the 2010 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 'for their analysis of markets with search frictions'. Author of 'Equilibrium Unemployment Theory' and, with Mortensen, of 'Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment' (1994), a basis of the Mortensen–Pissarides matching model. Knighted in 2013 for services to economics. Co-founded the Institute for the Future of Work, a research institute on technology and employment, in 2018. Signed the wemustactnow.ai open letter.
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13 works in the co-authorship map · 1,414 citations across them
Sources
- Christopher A. Pissarides - Wikipedia (Regius Professor at LSE, 2010 Nobel with Diamond and Mortensen, 2013 knighthood, Institute for the Future of Work co-founder)
- Equilibrium Unemployment Theory | The MIT Press
- Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment | The Review of Economic Studies (Mortensen and Pissarides, 1994)
- “Signed the wemustactnow.ai open letter” — source
In the network
4 co-authors on the map · PageRank #335 of 400 · bridge #91 of 400 · 2 steps from Erik Brynjolfsson · cluster: AI safety and governance.
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Documented positions
Will AI actually boost productivity and growth? leans disagree
In 2026 he said he doubts AI will bring a productivity boom comparable to the 1980s-90s computer era, citing little sign of gains so far; in 2023 he had been more optimistic about AI raising productivity.
Evidence
Will AI destroy more jobs than it creates? leans disagree
He has argued that work is not finite and that labor markets will adjust to AI over time, with upskilling as the main need, rather than predicting net job loss.
Evidence
- “There's just no limit to how much work humanity could generate if they really want to work” — source
Will AI widen inequality? agrees
The review he led on automation and work found technological change compounding existing inequalities and creating new ones across groups and places, and called for systematic policy action.
Evidence
- “Left unchecked, technological transformation will further entrench regional inequalities.” — source
Should governments act on AI now? leans agree
The Pissarides Review final report recommends building policy and regulatory architectures to monitor automation and steer it toward better job quality; he has not called for specific AI legislation in sources found.
Evidence
- “we suggest building practical, policy and regulatory architectures for ongoing monitoring” — source
How fast will the impact arrive? leans disagree
He has said AI will take a long time to have a real impact and, in 2026, that he does not expect productivity growth to return to past boom levels.
Evidence
Selected work
- Equilibrium Unemployment Theory
- Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment
- As Covid-19 accelerates automation, how do we stop the drift into long-term unemployment?
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Joseph Stiglitz (1), Nicholas Stern (1), Philippe Aghion (1), Wang Jin (1)
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