Readers & Thinkers: The 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics. Take this Job and Shove it

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics. Take this Job and Shove it Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2010 was announced today, October 11, 2010. It went to three people that all worked in the field of search and matching. Peter Diamond is 70 years old, born in New York City and is a Professor of Economics at MIT. He obtained his BA from Yale and his Ph.D. in economics from MIT. Dale Mortensen is 71 years old, born in Enterprise,...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: The 2010 Nobel prize for economic sciences will be announced on Monday, October 11, 2010. Background For those who are new on my Readers & Thinkers list, I have been predicting and analyzing the Nobel prize in economics for many years now for the fun of it. Although my predictions have been quite accurate in the past, I no longer feel like I know who’s going to be a slam dunk...
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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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