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The Prize in Economic Sciences 2020 Every day, auctions distribute astronomical values between buyers and sellers. This year’s Laureates, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, have improved auction theory and invented new auction formats, benefitting sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world. The quest for the perfect auction Auctions have a long history. In Ancient Rome,…

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Swedish 12 oktober 2020 har beslutat utdela Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne 2020 till Paul R. Milgrom Stanford University, USA Robert B. Wilson Stanford University, USA ”för förbättringar av auktionsteorin och uppfinningar av nya auktionsformat”   Deras grundforskning förbättrar auktioner i praktiken Årets ekonomipristagare, Paul Milgrom och Robert Wilson, har…

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English 12 October 2020 has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020 to Paul R. Milgrom Stanford University, USA Robert B. Wilson Stanford University, USA “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”   Their theoretical discoveries have improved auctions in practice This…

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Interview

Interview with Eugene F. Fama on 6 December 2013 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Could you explain your awarded work for young students? Eugene F. Fama: If I would explain my work, I started back in 1962 working on the general topic is how do prices incorporate new information. It’s called the efficient…

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