Economic forecasting has actually got pretty good over the years, though admittedly, we don't always get it right. Eric Maskin admittedlyeconomicforecast Change image and share on social
I probably learned most at MIT by teaching and working with Peter Diamond, who acted like a big brother to me during my time in the department. Eric Maskin actbigbrother Change image and share on social
I think I have met nearly all the Laureates in Economics. Among the few I haven't met, I suppose I'd most like to meet Ronald Coase because of his legendary power to persuade his colleagues of the validity of the Coase Theorem. Eric Maskin coasecolleagueeconomics share on social
Through meteorology, we know essentially how hurricanes form, even though we can't say where the next storm will arise. Eric Maskin ariseessentiallyform Change image and share on social
I entered economics because of a course I took on 'information economics,' which I found fascinating. Eric Maskin economicsenterfascinate Change image and share on social
How do we ensure in the case of public goods that they are provided at all, and that they are provided at the right level, taking into account citizens' preferences? Eric Maskin accountcasecitizen Change image and share on social
I have a strong attachment to Harvard. Eric Maskin attachmentharvardstrong Change image and share on social
Of course, MIT was notable not just for its faculty but also for its students. And, facing such extremely bright kids as a rookie teacher was something like being thrown to the wolves. Eric Maskin brightextremelyface Change image and share on social
I choose questions to work on according to how much they excite me. Eric Maskin chooseexcitequestion Change image and share on social
The theory of mechanism design can be thought of as the 'engineering' side of economic theory. Eric Maskin designeconomicengineer Change image and share on social
