Nobel Prize in Economics

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics, but officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Swedish: Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an award for outstanding contributions to the field of economics, generally regarded as one of the most prestigious awards for that field. While not one of the Prizes establ... More
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Date Established:

  • 1968

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Also known as:

  • Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel,
  • Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences,
  • Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize (Swedish pronunciation: [noˈbɛl], Swedish definite form, singular: Nobelpriset, Norwegian: Nobelprisen) is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish...

Presenting Organization

Sveriges Riksbank

Sveriges Riksbank, or simply Riksbanken, is the central bank of Sweden and the world's oldest central bank. It is sometimes called the Swedish National Bank or the Bank of Sweden (not to be confused with Swedbank, a regular bank). The Riksbank began its operations in 1668, its antecedent being...

Winners:

Year Award Winner Winning work Notes/Description
  • 2011
  • "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"
  • 2010
  • "for their analysis of markets with search frictions"
  • 2009
  • for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm
  • for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons
  • 2008
  • "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity"
  • 2007
  • for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory
  • 2006
  • "his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy"
  • 2005
  • for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis.
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002
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