Prize announcement
Announcement of the 2005 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C. Schelling, presented by Professor Gunnar Öquist, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 10 October 2005.
A presentation of the prize-awarded work was held by Professor Jörgen Weibull.
Interview
The announcement was followed by an interview with Professor Tore Ellingsen about the 2005 Economics Laureates. Interviewer is Ragnar Roos, freelance journalist.
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 10 laureates' work and discoveries range from optogenetics to efforts to promote peace and international law.
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