[lbo-talk] more on the econ Nobel

[andie nachgeborenen]

Is there truth to the rumor that there is no Nobel in
mathematics (the annual Gold Star is called the Field
Medal) because it would probably have gone (at some
point) to David Hilbert, who was supposedly carrying
on with Nobel's wife?

--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> JC Helary wrote:
> 
> >>Nobel Prize in Economics Goes to 2 Scholars Who
> Developed Game 
> >>Theory as Analytical Tool in Public Policy
> >
> >Why is it felt necessary on this list to go on
> calling the price the 
> >"Nobel Prize in Economics" since there is _no_
> "Nobel" price in 
> >Economics ?
> 
> I didn't mention that because it seems like an old
> point, and I'm not 
> sure of what its relevance is. Is Henry Kissinger's
> Peace Prize more 
> valuable because it was originally endowed by the
> guy who invented 
> dynamite?
> 
> Doug
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