William Vickery question

[J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.]

Marta,

     Yes, William Vickrey was co-recipient along with James Mirrlees of the
1997 Prize in Memory of Alfred Nobel in economics awarded by the Swedish
Central Bank.  It is correct that it is not a "real" Nobel and was cooked up
in 1969.
Barkley Rosser
-----Original Message-----
From: Marta Russell <ap888 at lafn.org>
To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 1:19 PM
Subject: William Vickery question


>Could someone confirm (or dis-confirm) that Prof William Vickery is a
>nobel laureate in economics?
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>Thanks,
>Marta
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