The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1970

Paul A. Samuelson

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The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1970 was awarded to Paul A. Samuelson "for the scientific work through which he has developed static and dynamic economic theory and actively contributed to raising the level of analysis in economic science"

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