The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2001
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George A. Akerlof
Prize share: 1/3
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A. Michael Spence
Prize share: 1/3
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Joseph E. Stiglitz
Prize share: 1/3
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2001 was awarded jointly to George A. Akerlof, A. Michael Spence and Joseph E. Stiglitz "for their analyses of markets with asymmetric information"
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