Economic Sciences

Nobel Prize lecture

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…

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Banquet speech

Franco Modigliani’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1985 I would like to express my thanks to the Nobel Foundation and the Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Riksbanken for their award. From the instant I lifted that phone at 7 a.m. on October 15 our life has been miraculously transformed and we have…

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Banquet speech

Richard Stone’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1984 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Since the 18th of October I have been the prey to many emotions. First of all came surprise at having been selected for this high honour. Then came elation as the truth of it sank in. Then…

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Curriculum Vitae

Born: July 4, 1921, Calais, France Civil Status: Married (to Françoise Bled, June 1945), two daughters, Chantal and Florence     Education 1941-44 École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France 1956 D.Sc., Université de Paris, France     Academic appointments 1946 Agrégé de l’Université, Paris, France 1946-48 Research Associate of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,…

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Banquet speech

Gerard Debreu’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1983 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Many Laureates before me must have been filled with wonder at the dazzling recognition they received in Stockholm for something that they enjoyed so much doing. The instant at which a scientist becomes certain that his problem…

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