The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially known as The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Swedish: Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an award funded by Sveriges Riksbank and is annually awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to researchers in the field of economic sciences.
The first prize was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen.
Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award that has varied throughout the years.
In 1969, Frisch and Tinbergen were given a combined 375,000 SEK, which is equivalent to 2,871,041 SEK in December 2007.
The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death.
As of the awarding of the 2021 prize, 53 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been given to 89 individuals.
Up to 2007, nine awards had been given for contributions to the field of macroeconomics, more than any other category.
As of October 2021, the institution with the most affiliated laureates in economic sciences is Harvard University, which has 36 affiliated laureates.
As of 2021, the institutions with the most PhD (or equivalent) graduates who went on to receive the prize are Harvard University (13), followed by MIT (12) and the University of Chicago (9).
Laureates (1969-1999)
Laureates between 1969 and 1999
Laureates (2000-)
Laureates since 2000
See also
List of Nobel laureates
References
Citations
Sources
External links
Official website of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Official website of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Official website of the Nobel Foundation
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