Secrets and the prize

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Economists William Vickrey and James Mirrlees won the 1996 Nobel prize in economics. Their prize winning work involved research into how economic transactions work out when the parties involved do not have access to the equal amount of information.

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Homo economicus gets his price

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Becker, an economics and sociology professor from the University of Chicago, was given the Nobel prize for his innovative theories linking economic causes to social trends. His books, 'Human Capital' and 'A Treatise on the Family' are discussed.

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Death or glory

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Criteria for awarding the Nobel prize for economics are examined with reference to particular economists.

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