The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Elena Zhukova
Paul R. Milgrom
Prize share: 1/2
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Elena Zhukova
Robert B. Wilson
Prize share: 1/2
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020 was awarded jointly to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats"
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Nobel Prize and laureates
Twelve laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2020, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
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Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
See them all presented here.
