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Beautiful Minds: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

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  • Ghosh, Saibal

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This is the time of the year when the decisions relating to the Nobel memorial prize in economics are announced. The study lists the earlier recipients and highlights certain interesting facets that could act as a guide for selecting potential recipients.

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  • Ghosh, Saibal, 2014. "Beautiful Minds: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics," MPRA Paper 66216, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Nobel prize; Economics; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics;
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    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals

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