Nobel Prize

Maurice Allais’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1988 (in French) Majestés, Altesses Royales, Chers Collègues et Amis, Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis profondément honoré par le Prix Nobel d’Economie qui vient de m’être décerné, en fait la plus haute distinction que puisse recevoir un scientifique. Quand je parcours la liste des savants prestigieux…

  Born in Paris May 31, 1911, Paris, France Education 1931-1933 Ecole Polytechnique, ranked first on graduation 1934-1936 Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, Paris 1949 University of Paris, Faculty of Science, Doctor-Engineer Academic appointments 1944 – Professor of Economics, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, Paris 1944-1970 Director, Group of Economic and Social Research, Paris 1946…

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 9, 1988 An Outline of My Main Contributions to Economic Science Pdf 3.81 MB

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Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1987 Growth Theory and After I have been told that everybody has dreams, but that some people habitually forget them even before they wake up. That seems to be what happens to me. So I do not know if I have ever dreamt about giving this…

Robert M. Solow’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1987 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: Seven weeks have gone by since it became known that I had won this Prize. During that time I have been asked how to solve the economic problems of the United States, Norway, Sweden, the Federal…

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James M. Buchanan Jr.’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1986 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, This is, indeed, a unique experience for me, so much so that I feel very much like the blind man in the nudist camp. I am feeling my way around. More seriously, I have the…

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1986 The Constitution of Economic Policy I. Introduction The science of public finance should always keep… political conditions clearly in mind. Instead of expecting guidance from a doctrine of taxation that is based on the political philosophy of by-gone ages, it should instead endeavor to unlock…

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 9, 1985 Life Cycle, Individual Thrift and the Wealth of Nations Pdf 739 kB