Koshland Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley
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The Koshland Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley is a distinguished endowed chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s economics department, held by Nobel Prize–winning economist George A. Akerlof.
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| Koshland Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Koshland Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley Context triple: [George A. Akerlof, positionHeld, Koshland Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley]
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Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics at Princeton University
The Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the economics department, currently held by financial economist Hyun Song Shin.
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Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed chair in MIT’s economics department held by leading scholar Daron Acemoglu.
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Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s Economics Department held by leading scholars such as Gregory Mankiw.
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John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy at Columbia University
The John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy at Columbia University is a prestigious endowed chair in economics held by leading scholars in macroeconomic theory and policy.
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Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics
The Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed academic chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) held by leading economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Koshland Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley Target entity description: The Koshland Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley is a distinguished endowed chair in the University of California, Berkeley’s economics department, held by Nobel Prize–winning economist George A. Akerlof.
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A.
Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics at Princeton University
The Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the economics department, currently held by financial economist Hyun Song Shin.
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B.
Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed chair in MIT’s economics department held by leading scholar Daron Acemoglu.
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Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s Economics Department held by leading scholars such as Gregory Mankiw.
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John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy at Columbia University
The John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy at Columbia University is a prestigious endowed chair in economics held by leading scholars in macroeconomic theory and policy.
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E.
Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics
The Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed academic chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) held by leading economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic position
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economist ⓘ endowed chair ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDepartment |
Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley
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Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| academicInstitution | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ |
| chairType | endowed chair ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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economics ⓘ |
| hasQuality | distinguished ⓘ |
| holder | George A. Akerlof ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Koshland family ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Market for Lemons ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Koshland Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley ⓘ |
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