Economic Sciences

Press release

English 10 October 2011 has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2011 to Thomas J. Sargent New York University, New York, NY, USA and Christopher A. Sims Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA “for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy” How are…

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Interview

Interview transcript – Hello Mr. Prescott. My name is Marika Griehsel. Congratulations. I’m calling from Stockholm. How are you? – Excited. I’ve just been calling people. – We have woken you up very early. Have you been able to receive the news that you have received…

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Interview

Interview transcript We have the pleasure of welcoming the 2004 winners of the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel. The winners are Professor Finn Kydland from Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh; and Professor Ed Prescott from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. Professor Kydland also holds…

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Award ceremony speech

Swedish Presentationstal av professor Tore Ellingsen, utländsk ledamot av , ordförande i kommittén för Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne, 10 december 2015. Eders Majestäter. Eders Kungliga Högheter. Ärade Pristagare. Mina Damer och Herrar. Immanuel Nobel föds den 24 mars 1801. Vi vet inte mycket om hans barndom, förutom att skolgången blir…

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Award ceremony speech

English Presentation Speech by Professor Tore Ellingsen, Foreign Member of the , Chairman of the Committee for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 10 december 2015. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Nobel Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Immanuel Nobel was born on March 24, 1801. We know very little about…

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