Peter A. Diamond
Peter A. Diamond received the 2010 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Peter A. Diamond [1]
- Full name
- Peter A. Diamond [2]
- Birth date
- 1940-04-29 [2]
- Birthplace
- New York, NY, USA [2]
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lawrence High School; Yale University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- professor; university teacher; economist [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2010 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their analysis of markets with search frictions [2]
- Prize share
- 1/3 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [2]
- Institutions in career record
- University of California, Berkeley; Massachusetts Institute of Technology [3]
Research, education and career background
Peter Arthur Diamond (born April 29, 1940) is an American economist known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and his work as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Security in the late 1980s and 1990s. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2010, along with Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides. He is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On June 6, 2011, he withdrew his nomination to serve on the Federal Reserve's board of governors, citing intractable Republican opposition for 14 months. [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Peter Diamond, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.
Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2010 and lists Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Peter A. Diamond receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2010. [2]
Which institution was Peter A. Diamond affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
- Nobel Prize — official biography and award record ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.