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Overview
of the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
by Assar
Lindbeck
Which criteria have guided the awards so far? And what
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The
Tinbergen Brothers
by Auke R. Leen
In 1969, Jan Tinbergen
received the Economics Prize. Four years later, his younger brother
Nico, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
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Notes
on Nobelity
by James M. Buchanan
On arrival at the office,
shortly before 7 a.m., it was already abundantly clear that 16
October would not be an ordinary day. |
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Writing
the “The Market for ‘Lemons’”: A Personal and Interpretive
Essay
by George A. Akerlof
A major reason why people
prefer to buy new rather than used cars is the suspicion of the
sellers' motives. |
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Is
There Life After Nobel Coronation?
by Paul A. Samuelson
A
more egalitarian society, with no differential payoff to effort and
ability, however acquired, might well be a more serene society. |
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How
I Became an Economist
by Paul A. Samuelson
Never
underestimate the vital importance of finding early in life the work
that for you is play. This turns possible underachievers into happy
warriors. |
