Who will be awarded the Nobel Prize?

Who will be awarded the Nobel Prize?

The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious international awards presented annually for great scientific research, revolutionary inventions, or for outstanding contributions to the development of culture and society.

The Nobel Prizes are an international award given annually for great work.

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WHO IS THE ECONOMIST?

Mathematic aptitude

Mathematic aptitude

Knowledge of social sciences

Knowledge of social sciences

Good at understanding complex systems

Good at understanding complex systems

Curious

Curious

Independent thinker

Independent thinker

Comfort with uncertainly

Comfort with uncertainly

Written skills

Written skills

Open mind

Open mind

Verbal communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Self - driven

Self - driven

Simon Kuznets

Born: April 30, 1901 Belarus

Died: July 8, 1985 (aged 84) Cambridge, Massachusetts,U.S.

Nationality: American

Institution:

NBER Columbia University,

Harvard University (1960–1971)

Johns Hopkins University (1954–1960)

University of Pennsylvania (1930-1954)

Field: Econometrics, development economics

School or tradition: Institutional economics

Alma mater:

Columbia University

Kharkiv Institute of Commerce

Doctoral advisor: Wesley Clair Mitchell

Doctoral students:

Baidyanath Misra / Milton Friedman

Richard Easterlin / Stanley Engerman

Robert Fogel / Subramanian Swamy

Lance Taylor

Contributions: National income data Empirical business cycle research Characteristics of economic growth

Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1971)

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