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$On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes. These came to be known as the Nobel Prizes. As described in Nobels will, one part was dedicated to \the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses\. (Photo: AP)$ Opinion

Eco Nobel: From philosophical to pragmatic

In 1997, Robert Merton and Myron Scholes at MIT were awarded the Nobel for a new method to determine the value of...

16 Oct 2019 1:15 AM IST

Last year it was given Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom for their contribution to auction theory. (Twitter)

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Mohan Guruswamy | Who will get Economics Nobel today?

The 2021 laureate will be announced on Monday, October 11

11 Oct 2021 1:27 AM IST

$American economist Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel prize in economics. American economist Claudia Goldin, who was awarded the Nobel prize in economics, talks to the press at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 9, 2023. The Nobel prize in economics was on October 9, 2023 awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research that has helped understand the role of women in the labour market. The 77-year-old Harvard professor, who is the third woman to be awarded the prestigious economics prize, was given the nod \for having advanced our understanding of womens labour market outcomes,\ the jury said. (Photo by Lauren Owens Lambert / AFP)$ Opinion

Mohan Guruswamy | Big ideas for change': What 2023 Eco Nobel is all...

Economics, possibly because of its associations with politics, money and finance has for long been dominated by men.

13 Oct 2023 12:55 AM IST