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- 2008 winner: Paul Krugman
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Krugman "integrated the previously disparate research fields of international trade and economic geography"FOX News: Paul Krugman Wins the Nobel Prize for Economics (October 13, 2008)
- Krugman will receive a $1.4 million awardFOX News: Paul Krugman Wins the Nobel Prize for Economics (October 13, 2008)
- Previous winners include Milton FriedmanNobelPrize.org: All Laureates in Economics
- 2007 winners: Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin, and Roger B. Myerson, for their work on mechanism design theoryNobelPrize.org: All Laureates in Economics
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The 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded on October 13, 2008, to Princeton University professor and New York Times op-ed columnist Paul Krugman. Krugman was honored for his work with the theory behind free trade.FOX News: Paul Krugman Wins the Nobel Prize for Economics (October 13, 2008)
Not precisely a Nobel Prize, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences has been given in memory of Alfred Nobel to 61 economists to date.NobelPrize.org: All Laureates in Economics
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Nobel Prize in Economics 2008 Questions
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what invention won Albert Einstein the Nobel prize? 5 AnswersHe won the prize for the discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. read more -
What is your favourtite IgNobel prize and why? 1 AnswerThere have been many greats earning the Ig Nobel prizes over the years. Probably my favorite is "Gorillas in Our Midst" because it is not only funny but gives s... read more -
To whom and in what area has been the most important or interesting Nobel Prize been awarded? 5 AnswersMy vote goes to the 1956 Nobel prize in Physics, awarded jointly to William B. Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter H. Brattain "for their researches on semicondu... read more -
Do you think President Obama is embarrassed about being awarded the Nobel Peace prize? 2 AnswersWhile some may argue that this award is premature, I disagree. This is a clear statement by the Nobel Committee not merely of the importance of U.S. multilatera... read more
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