The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016
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Oliver Hart
Prize share: 1/2
© Nobel Media AB. Photo: A. Mahmoud
Bengt Holmström
Prize share: 1/2
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016 was awarded jointly to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström "for their contributions to contract theory"
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