The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1979
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Theodore W. Schultz
Prize share: 1/2
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Sir Arthur Lewis
Prize share: 1/2
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1979 was awarded jointly to Theodore W. Schultz and Sir Arthur Lewis "for their pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries"
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