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09Oct/17

‘Nudge’ theorist Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (OCTOBER 9, 2017) (REUTERS) – U.S. academic Richard Thaler, who helped popularise the idea of “nudging” people towards doing what was best for them, won the 2017 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday (October 9) for his work on how human nature affects supposedly rational markets. Continue reading →

12Oct/15

Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics

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British economist Angus Deaton wins the 2015 Nobel Economics Prize.

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