Prize announcement
Announcement of the 2009 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson, presented by Professor Gunnar Öquist, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 12 October 2009.
Interview
Following the announcement, Professor Tore Ellingsen told senior editor Simon Frantz why the shared Prize explains how non-market institutions, like natural resources managed by common property and firms, exist and work.
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Nobel Prizes 2021
Thirteen laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2021, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from the Earth’s climate and our sense of touch to efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
See them all presented here.
Their work and discoveries range from the Earth’s climate and our sense of touch to efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
See them all presented here.
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Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.
