Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

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[noh-bel muh-mawr-ee-uhl prahyz in ek-uh-nom-ik sahy-uhn-siz, ee-kuh-nom-ik, noh-bel] / ˈnoʊ bɛl məˈmɔr i əl ˈpraɪz ɪn ˈɛk əˌnɒm ɪk ˈsaɪ ən sɪz, ˈi kəˌnɒm ɪk, noʊˈbɛl /

noun

1. an annual award for uncommon excellence in economics, established in 1968 by the central bank of Sweden in memory of Alfred B. Nobel: presented along with the Nobel Prizes and commonly but unofficially called the Nobel Prize in Economics.

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Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

He was one of last year's winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, for his work on the struggles facing low-income economies, and in particular their home-grown businesses.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025

Next week, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be awarded on Monday by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

Three pioneers in the use of natural experiments to determine causal relationships in economic activity won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences this week.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 13, 2021

In the wake of a global financial crisis and prolonged recession, Dr. Williamson shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009 with political scientist Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to receive the award.

From Washington Post ● May 26, 2020

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences isn’t one of the original ones, of course.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2018