The Alfred Memorial Economics Prize Nobel It was established in 1968 by the Bank of Sweden and has been awarded every year since 1969. This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of economics.
The first prize was awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen for the development and application of dynamic models to the analysis of economic processes and, since then, it was delivered to prominent economists who influence various areas of economic knowledge.
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This award highlights advances that can contribute to public policies and the understanding of global economic phenomena, being a reference in the recognition of significant contributions to the development of economic science.
Who else was awarded?
The P.Sveriges Riksbank Award in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded 56 times to 96 winners between 1969 and 2024. We still do not know this year’s winner, but in the meantime, you can find out who previously obtained the recognition:
2024
Prize Motivation: “For studies on how institutions are formed and how they affect prosperity.”
Daron Acemoglu of Istanbul, Türkiye and Simón Johnson, of Sheffield, United Kingdom: Affiliated at the time of award with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA.
James A. Robinson: Affiliated at the time of award to the University of Chicago, in Chicago, in the USA.
2023
Prize Motivation: “For having improved our understanding of women’s outcomes in the labor market.”
Claudia Goldin from New York, United States: Affiliated at the time of award: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, in the US.
2022
Prize Motivation: “For research on banks and financial crises.”
Ben S. Bernanke of Augusta, United States: Affiliated at the time of the award with The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Douglas Diamond, of Chicago, United States: Affiliated at the time of award with the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, in the USA.
Philip Dybvig of Gainesville, United States: Affiliated at the time of award with Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
2021
Motivation for the award: “For his empirical contributions to labor economics.”
David Card of Guelph, Canada: Affiliated at the time of award with the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Motivation for the award: “For his methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.”
Josué D. Angrist of Columbus, OH, United States: Affiliate at the time of award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, EU.
Guido W. Imbens of Geldrop, Netherlands: Affiliated at the time of award with Stanford University, Stanford, CA, EU.
2020
Motivation for the award: “To improve auction theory and create new auction formats.”
Paul R. Milgrom of Detroit, MI, United States: Affiliate at time of award: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, EU.
Robert B. Wilson of Geneva, NE, United States: Affiliate at time of award: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, EU.
