Readers & Thinkers: The 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics. Make or Buy?

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics. Make or Buy? Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2009 was announced today, October 12, 2009. It went to two people Oliver Williamson and Elinor Ostrom. Williamson is 77 years old, born in Superior, Wisconsin and Professor at UC Berkeley. He obtained his BS from MIT and his Ph.D. in economics from Carnegie Mellon University. Ostrom is 76 years old, born in Los Angeles, CA and...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: The 2009 Nobel prize for economics will be announced on Monday, October 12, 2009. Background For those who are new on my Readers & Thinkers list, I have been following the Nobel prize in economics for many years now for the fun of it. I also like to keep many people, who normally don’t think about economics and its contributions, informed. Last Year’s Winner Last year, the prize...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. Not Enough Variety

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. Not Enough Variety  Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2008 was announced today, October 13, 2008. It went to Paul Krugman for his work in international trade theory and economic geography. Paul Krugman was one of my Ph.D. advisors at MIT. I even published a paper in the theory of economic geography, a field for which he won the prize. Krugman is 55 years old. He obtained his BA...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction  Dear All: The 2008 Nobel prize for economic sciences will be announced on Monday, October 13, 2008. Background For those who are new on my Readers & Thinkers list, I have been predicting and following the Nobel prize in economics for many years now for the fun of it. I also like to keep many people, who normally don’t think about economics and its contributions, informed. Last Year’s Winner...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics. Redesigning the Nobel Committee

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics. Redesigning the Nobel Committee Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2007 was announced today, October 15, 2007.  It went to three people:  Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin, and Roger B. Myerson. Hurwicz is 90 years old, born in Moscow, Russia and Prof. at University of Minnesota.  His education is from Poland. Maskin is 56 years old and was born in New York City and is at the Institute for Advanced...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: The 2007 Nobel prize for economic sciences will be announced on Monday, October 15, 2007. Background For those who are new on my Readers & Thinkers list, I have been predicting the Nobel prize for many years now and very luckily have been right in the great majority of years (that is, either my 1 or 2 pick has almost always been right). In fact, this has made me think I should stop...
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