Readers & Thinkers: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics: Your eyes can deceive you…
Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2023 was announced today, October 9, 2023. It went to Claudia Goldin. Goldin is 77 years old and was born in New York City, NY. She obtained her B.A. in economics from Cornell University and her Master’s and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. Her Nobel-winning work was done mainly while a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University. The prize was given “for having advanced...
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction
Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields. The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 9, 2022 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winners Last year, the prize was given to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig “for research on banks and financial crises”. Who will win in 2023? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore so I don’t try. Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics or political economics. Public...
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics: You’re thinking of this place all wrong – the money’s not here – [its] in Joe’s house…
Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2022 was announced today, October 10, 2022. It went to Ben Bernanke (former Federal Reserve chairman), Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig. Bernanke is 68 years old and was born in Augusta, Georgia. He obtained his B.A. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His Nobel-winning work was done while an Associate Professor at Stanford University. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow in Residence at the Brookings Institution....
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction
Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields. The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 10, 2022 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winner Last year’s prize went to David Card, Josh Angrist, and Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships”. Who will win in 2022? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore so I don’t try. Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics...
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. E’ Solo Un Trucco
Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2021 was announced today, October 11, 2021. It went to David Card, Josh Angrist, and Guido Imbens. Card is 65 years old and was born in Guelph, Canada. He obtained his B.A. from the Queens University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. His Nobel-winning work was done while at Princeton University. He is currently a Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. Angrist is 61 years old and was born in Columbus, Ohio. He obtained his B.A. in economics from Oberlin College and...
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction
Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields. The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 11, 2021 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winner Last year, the prize was given to Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” Who will win in 2021? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore. Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics, econometrics, labor economics, or...
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics. Going, going, gone!
Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2020 was announced today, October 12, 2020. It went to Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom. Wilson is 83 years old and was born in Geneva, Nebraska. He obtained his B.A. and D.B.A. from Harvard University. The majority of his work was done while a Professor at Stanford University. He is currently the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at Stanford University. Milgrom is 72 years old and was born in Detroit, Michigan. He obtained his B.A. in mathematics from the...
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction
Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields. The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 12, 2020. Last Year’s Winner Last year, the prize was given to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” Who will win in 2020? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore. Having said that, the Nobel Committee might award it to someone in international economics (given all the discussion of trade wars). It...
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Flipping Coins for Poverty
Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2019 was announced today, October 14, 2019. It went to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer. Banerjee is 58 years old and was born in Kolkata, India. He obtained his B.S. from the University of Calcutta, his M.A. from Jawahalal University, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. The majority of his work was done while a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently a Professor of Economics at MIT. Duflo is 46 years old and was born...
read moreReaders & Thinkers: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction
Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields. The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 14, 2019. Last Year’s Winner Last year, the prize was given to Romer “for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis”, while Nordhaus received the prize “for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.” Who will win in 2019? As I’ve said before, it’s just too hard to predict anymore. I also will refrain mentioning specific names for a variety of...
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