Economic Sciences

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Nobel Prize Talks: Eugene F. Fama Released 2014-01-23 Eugene Fama, 2013 Laureate in Economic Sciences, was the first in his family to go to college. The initial plan was to be a teacher in Romance languages and a sports coach. But then he went to a lecture in Economics and everything changed. Today he is…

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Nobel Prize Talks: Lars Peter Hansen Released 2014-01-30 He calls himself a late bloomer. Lars Peter Hansen, 2013 Laureate in Economic Sciences, thinks there is too much pressure on young people to get into the ”right” elite schools, when opportunities can actually be found in many places. In this conversation he also talks about the…

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Nobel Prize Talks: Robert J. Shiller Released 2014-02-06 Having predicted two financial bubbles, Robert Shiller has received much attention. In this conversation the 2013 Laureate in Economic Sciences talks about the need to prevent increasing economic inequality, and how he believes artificial intelligence will transform our lives completely in the future. Shiller also discusses how…

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Nobel Prize Talks: Eric S. Maskin Released 2014-03-20 To master modeling is an art, says Eric Maskin. In this conversation recorded on location during a Nobel Media event in Rio de Janeiro, the 2007 Laureate in Economic Sciences explains how models can be applied to help tackle societal issues such as income inequality. He also…

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  , Center for Rationality, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Thomas C. Schelling, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland , by Sergiu Hart, Hebrew University of Jerusalem   Game Theory   Literature Aumann, R. (1985): “What is Game Theory Trying to Accomplish?”, in K. Arrow and S. Honkapohja (eds.), Frontiers of Economics, Basil Blackwell. Dixit…

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