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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Readers & Thinkers: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics. Unemployment is bad; unemployment with hyperinflation is worse.

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in News, Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics. Unemployment is bad; unemployment with hyperinflation is worse. Dear All: The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2006 was announced today, October 9, 2006. It went to Ed Phelps. I had guessed Phelps for my second choice. In previous years, my first or second choice has usually won the Nobel (with the exception of last year). Ed Phelps was born in 1933 in Illinois. He obtained his BA from Amherst College in 1955 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1959....
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2006 will be announced on Monday, October 9, 2006. I take a personal enjoyment in guessing who might win the Nobel prize each year. I also enjoy reminding people of the Nobel in economics, since it’s great to recognize significant achievement in any endeavor. Last year, the prize was a surprise to all. Even game theorists had to scurry through...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics. What Game is the Nobel Committee Playing?

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics. What Game is the Nobel Committee Playing? Dear All: WHO? Robert Aumann and Thomas Schelling “for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis” I completely guessed incorrectly this year. In fact, it’s the first year that the candidates were not even on my list. I guess it shows how hard it is to predict the Nobel prize in economics. WHY? I believe the award of the Nobel prize was motivated...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2005 will be announce on Monday, October 10, 2005. I take a personal enjoyment in guessing who might win the Nobel prize each year. I also enjoy reminding people of the Nobel in economics, since it’s great to recognize significant achievement in any endeavor. In previous years, I felt that I had a pretty good idea of who would win, however this...
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