I like to work on a number of things simultaneously. If you're working on a variety of projects and if you get stuck on one of them, you can move to another without grinding your gears indefinitely. Eric Maskin geargrindindefinitely Change image and share on social
Prediction is certainly a valuable goal in science, but not the only one. Explanation is also important, and there are plenty of sciences that do a lot of explaining and not much predicting. Eric Maskin explainexplanationgoal 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
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
This may not be the most serious problem in the world, but it is a familiar one: How do you divide a piece of cake equally between two children and also make sure that each of them sees it as a fair division? Eric Maskin cakechilddivide share on social
Markets work well with goods that economists call private goods. Eric Maskin calleconomistgood Change image and share on social
I was born in New York City but grew up across the Hudson River in Alpine, New Jersey. Eric Maskin alpinebearcity Change image and share on social
Many markets work best with little or no outside interference. But others - especially those subject to big 'externalities' - need a helping hand. Eric Maskin bigexternalityhand Change image and share on social
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
