Readers & Thinkers: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. E’ Solo Un Trucco

Posted by on Oct 11, 2021 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & 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...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Oct 6, 2021 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & 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...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics. Going, going, gone!

Posted by on Oct 12, 2020 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & 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...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Oct 5, 2020 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & 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...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Flipping Coins for Poverty

Posted by on Oct 14, 2019 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & 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...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Oct 7, 2019 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & 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...
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