The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2012
© The Nobel Foundation. Photo: U. Montan
Alvin E. Roth
Prize share: 1/2
© The Nobel Foundation. Photo: U. Montan
Lloyd S. Shapley
Prize share: 1/2
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2012 was awarded jointly to Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design."
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