Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1999

Robert A. Mundell

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The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1999 was awarded to Robert A. Mundell "for his analysis of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes and his analysis of optimum currency areas"

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