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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Readers & Thinkers: The 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics. Post Analysis

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics. Post Analysis Dear All: The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2004 was announced today. It went to Ed Prescott and Finn Kydland. I had guessed Prescott for my second choice. This is 6 out of 7 years that either my 1st or 2nd choice has won the Nobel…it’s good to be lucky sometimes. I didn’t name Kydland, but he was the natural choice to go with Prescott, however, I thought it would be...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Sep 7, 2012 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: The Nobel prize for economic sciences for 2004 will be announced on Monday, October 11, 2004. 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. This year is going to be a difficult one. I can’t really think of whom they might award the prize...
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