Elinor Ostrom
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Elinor Ostrom receiving her Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Elinor Ostrom after receiving her Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson at the Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009.
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Close-up from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony (from left to right): Jack W. Szostak, Herta Müller and Elinor Ostrom.
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The 2009 Nobel Laureates stand for the Swedish national anthem (from left to right): Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, Ada E. Yonath, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak, Herta Müller, Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson.
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Jack W. Szostak arrives to the Nobel Banquet accompanied by Laureate in Economic Sciences Elinor Ostrom.
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Elinor Ostrom in conversation with Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Jack W. Szostak at the Nobel Banquet.
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From left to right: Crown Princess Victoria, Mrs Dolores Williamson, Laureate Oliver E. Williamson, Her Majesty Queen Silvia, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Laureate Elinor Ostrom, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Madeleine at the Nobel Banquet.
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The 2009 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Foundation, 12 December 2009. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Ada E. Yonath and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Jack W. Szostak and Carol W. Greider, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Thomas A. Steitz, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Elizabeth H. Blackburn, and Nobel Laureate in Physics George E. Smith. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Physics Willard S. Boyle, Laureate in Economic Sciences Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Literature Herta Müller and Laureate in Economic Sciences, Oliver E. Williamson.
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Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson after delivering their Prize Lectures at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2009.
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11 (of 18) Elinor Ostrom delivering her lecture at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2009.
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12 (of 18) Elinor Ostrom during the reception at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, 7 December 2009.
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Oliver E. Williamson and Elinor Ostrom at their interview with Nobelprize.org in Stockholm, 6 December 2009.
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14 (of 18) Elinor Ostrom, like many Laureates before her, autographs a chair at Kafé Satir at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2009.
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15 (of 18) Elinor Ostrom delivering a lecture at Indiana University, Bloomington, July 2008.
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16 (of 18) Portrait of Elinor Ostrom.
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17 (of 18) Elinor Ostrom (front) with members of the Irrigation Management Systems Study Group during field work in Nepal. Photo taken in March, 1993.
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18 (of 18) At the workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, political scientists Elinor Ostrom (center), Roger Parks (left) and Diane Eubanks (right) analyze data on American law enforcement agencies. The photo was taken in November, 1977.
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