Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1972
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John R. Hicks
Prize share: 1/2
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Kenneth J. Arrow
Prize share: 1/2
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1972 was awarded jointly to John R. Hicks and Kenneth J. Arrow "for their pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory"
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