The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1990
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Harry M. Markowitz
Prize share: 1/3
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Merton H. Miller
Prize share: 1/3
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William F. Sharpe
Prize share: 1/3
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1990 was awarded jointly to Harry M. Markowitz, Merton H. Miller and William F. Sharpe "for their pioneering work in the theory of financial economics"
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