Official LSE portrait of Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides Born ( 1948-02-20) 20 February 1948 (age 69), Cyprus Nationality Cypriot, British Institution 1976– 19– 2013– Field Alma mater Doctoral advisor Influences Contributions,, structural growth Awards (2006) (2010) at Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides (: Χριστόφορος Αντωνίου Πισσαρίδης; born 20 February 1948 ) is a - economist. Pdf Man Myth Matthew Hussey Wikipedia. He is the School Professor of Economics & Political Science and of Economics at the. His research interests focus on several topics of, notably, economic growth, and. In 2010, he was awarded the, jointly with and, for his contributions to the and. Contents • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Pissarides was born in,, into a family from the village of.