Economic Sciences

Press release

English 14 October 1998 has decided to award the 1998 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, to Professor Amartya Sen, Trinity College, Cambridge, U.K. (citizen of India) for his contributions to welfare economics. Social Choice, Welfare Distributions, and Poverty Amartya Sen has made several key contributions to the research…

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Award ceremony speech

Professor Robert Erikson delivering the Presentation Speech for the 1998 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Presentation Speech by Professor Robert Erikson of the , December 10, 1998. Translation of the Swedish text. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness, Ladies and Gentlemen, How…

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Press release

Swedish 14 oktober 1998 har beslutat utdela Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne år 1998 till Professor Amartya Sen, Trinity College, Cambridge, Storbritannien (indisk medborgare) för hans bidrag till den ekonomiska välfärdsanalysen. Kollektiva beslut, välfärdsfördelning, fattigdom Amartya Sen har gjort ett flertal centrala insatser i forskningen om grundläggande välfärdsfrågor. Insatserna sträcker…

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