The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2008
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2008 was awarded to Paul Krugman "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity"
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