George A. Akerlof

Publications by Year

Research Areas

Economic theories and models, Economic Theory and Institutions, Economic Theory and Policy, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Most-Cited Works

• → The Market for "Lemons": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism(1970)22,315 cited
• → Economics and Identity*(2000)5,523 cited
• → Labor Contracts as Partial Gift Exchange(1982)3,175 cited
• → The market for “lemons”: quality uncertainty and the market mechanism(1984)2,320 cited
• → The Fair Wage-Effort Hypothesis and Unemployment(1990)2,170 cited
• → Identity and the Economics of Organizations(2005)1,676 cited
• → A Theory of Social Custom, of Which Unemployment May be One Consequence(1980)1,658 cited