Christopher A. Pissarides receiving his Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Christopher A. Pissarides after receiving his Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Christopher A. Pissarides with his partner Dr Liwa Rachel Ngai after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, 10 December 2010.

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Christopher A. Pissarides (middle) with his son Antony Pissarides (left) and daughter Miranda Pissarides (right) after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, 10 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Christopher A. Pissarides with his mother, Mrs Evdokia Pissaridou, during the Nobel Foundation reception at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, 9 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Taping of the TV-programme Nobel Minds in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, 9 December 2010. From left: Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Ei-ichi Negishi, Nobel Laureates in Physics Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Laureate in Literature Mario Vargas Llosa, Laureates in Economic Sciences Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides and Peter A. Diamond. The programme was led by Matt Frei from BBC World News.

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Christopher A. Pissarides signing posters on 8 December 2010, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Christopher A. Pissarides delivering his Prize Lecture on 8 December 2010, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Peter A. Diamond, Christopher A. Pissarides and Dale T. Mortensen, at their interview with Nobelprize.org in Stockholm, 6 December 2010.

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The 2010 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2010. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureates in Physics Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim, Laureates in Economic Sciences Peter A. Diamond, Christopher A. Pissarides and Dale T. Mortensen. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Richard F. Heck, Nobel Laureate in Literature Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Akira Suzuki and Ei-ichi Negishi. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Christopher A. Pissarides, Laureate in Economic Sciences, autographs a chair at Kafé Satir at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2010.

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Christopher A. Pissarides at the London School of Economics and Political Science press conference, 11 October, 2010.

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