Leonid Hurwicz

Prize Lecture

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A pre-recorded version of Leonid Hurwicz’ Prize Lecture was presented on 8 December 2007 at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. The lecture was introduced by Professor Jörgen Weibull, Chairman of the Economics Prize Committee.

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A pre-recorded version of Leonid Hurwicz’ Prize Lecture was presented on 8 December 2007 at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. The lecture was introduced by Professor Jörgen Weibull, Chairman of the Economics Prize Committee.

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From Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 2007, Editor Karl Grandin, [Nobel Foundation], Stockholm, 2008

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