Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

American  

[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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Example Sentences

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

This year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences goes to Claudia Goldin of Harvard University, for research that reveals the driving forces behind gender differences in earnings and employment rates.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 9, 2023

Next week, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be awarded on Oct.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

Two economists from Stanford University were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday for their research into auctions.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2020

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

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2018