Get to know Akerlof better with 2 real example sentences.
Akerlof in a sentence
Context around Akerlof
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Akerlof
- In this selection, "akerlof" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, george, says and yellen stand out and add context to how "akerlof" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include laureate george akerlof yellen s and yellen says akerlof has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "akerlof" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with akerlof
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Yellen says Akerlof has been her most significant intellectual influence. (10 words)
In economic terms, one obstacle is what the Nobel laureate George Akerlof — Yellen’s husband, by the way — called a “lemons” problem. (22 words)
In economic terms, one obstacle is what the Nobel laureate George Akerlof — Yellen’s husband, by the way — called a “lemons” problem. (22 words)
Yellen says Akerlof has been her most significant intellectual influence. (10 words)
Example sentences (2)
In economic terms, one obstacle is what the Nobel laureate George Akerlof — Yellen’s husband, by the way — called a “lemons” problem.
Yellen says Akerlof has been her most significant intellectual influence.