Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1980

Lawrence R. Klein

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The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1980 was awarded to Lawrence R. Klein "for the creation of econometric models and the application to the analysis of economic fluctuations and economic policies"

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