Economic Sciences

Press release

English 14 October 2019 has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019 to Abhijit Banerjee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA Esther Duflo Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA Michael Kremer Harvard University, Cambridge, USA “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”   Their research…

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Press release

Swedish 14 oktober 2019 har beslutat utdela Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne 2019 till Abhijit Banerjee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA Esther Duflo Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA Michael Kremer Harvard University, Cambridge, USA ”för deras experimentella ansats för att mildra global fattigdom”   Deras forskning hjälper oss…

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Banquet speech

https://youtu.be/svtY_XKKMXM William D. Nordhaus’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 2018. Ers Majestäter, Ers Kungliga Högheter, Excellenser, Kära pristagare, Mina damer och herrar, Våra barn, Våra barnbarn. The 2018 citation for economic sciences highlights “the causes and consequences of technological innovation and climate change.” The science of climate change was founded in 1896, the…

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Award ceremony speech

English Presentation Speech by Professor John Hassler, Member of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 10 december 2018. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honored Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen, This year’s Prize in Economics is about long-run economic growth. So? Is this exciting? Do a few per cent of…

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