'what a brilliant idea! to provide readers with both information on the nobel laureates in economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. Howard vane and chris mulhearn, the editors, and edward elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.' warren j. Samuels, michigan state university, us 'these volumes complement vane and mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, the nobel memorial laureates in economics, and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' mark blaug, university of london and university of buckingham, uk 'the nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. There is no better way of examining the key contributions that have shaped the discipline in the last half century than by looking at the pioneering works of the nobel laureates in economics. These volumes not only provide a treasure house of material of high intrinsic worth, but also help us to understand what kind of approaches and ideas have been successful in persuading other economists, and thereby provide valuable material for understanding the evolution of the discipline. Hodgson, university of hertfordshire business school, uk edited by howard r.

Vane and chris mulhearn edward elgar c2011 pioneering papers of the nobel memorial laureates in economics v. Hardback edward elgar c2011 pioneering papers of the nobel memorial laureates in economics v. An elgar research collection edward elgar c2011 pioneering papers of the nobel memorial laureates in economics v. An elgar research collection edward elgar c2010 pioneering papers of the nobel memorial laureates in economics v. An elgar reference collection edward elgar c2009 pioneering papers of the nobel memorial laureates in economics v. An elgar reference collection this groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the nobel memorial laureates in economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organized this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those laureates working in the same broad area of study.

The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the laureates' careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world. 'what a brilliant idea! to provide readers with both information on the nobel laureates in economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. Samuels, michigan state university, us 'these volumes complement vane and mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, the nobel memorial laureates in economics. And are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' mark blaug, university of london and university of buckingham, uk 'the nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing.

Emeritus professor of economics, liverpool business school, liverpool john moores university, uk and chris mulhearn. Reader in economics, liverpool business school, liverpool john moores university, uk the royal swedish academy of sciences has decided to award the bank of sweden prize in economic sciences in memory of alfred nobel, 2001, jointly to a. Stiglitz columbia university, usa for their analyses of markets with asymmetric information. Many markets are characterized by asymmetric information: actors on one side of the market have much better information than those on the other. Borrowers know more than lenders about their repayment prospects, managers and boards know more than shareholders about the firm's profitability, and prospective clients know more than insurance companies about their accident risk.

During the 1970s, this year's laureates laid the foundation for a general theory of markets with asymmetric information. Applications have been abundant, ranging from traditional agricultural markets to modern financial markets. george akerlof demonstrated how a market where sellers have more information than buyers about product quality can contract into an adverse selection of low quality products. Akerlof's pioneering contribution thus showed how asymmetric information of borrowers and lenders may explain skyrocketing borrowing rates on local third world markets but it also dealt with the difficulties for the elderly to find individual medical insurance and with labour market discrimination of minorities. michael spence identified an important form of adjustment by individual market participants, where the better informed take costly actions in an attempt to improve on their market outcome by credibly transmitting information to the poorly informed. While his own research emphasized education as a productivity signal in job markets, subsequent research has suggested many other applications, e.g. How firms may use dividends to signal their profitability to agents in the stock market.

joseph stiglitz clarified the opposite type of market adjustment, where poorly informed agents extract information from the better informed, such as the screening performed by insurance companies dividing customers into risk classes by offering a menu of contracts where higher deductibles can be exchanged for significantly lower premiums. In a number of contributions about different markets, stiglitz has shown that asymmetric information can provide the key to understanding many observed market phenomena, including unemployment and credit rationing. read more about this year's prize information for the public to read the text you need acrobat reader. Has held professorships at indian statistical institute and london school of economics.

Since 1980 goldman professor of economics at the university of california at berkeley. Has held professorships at yale, princeton, oxford and stanford, and has been the chief economist of the world bank. Since this year, professor of economics, business and international affairs at columbia university. 'what a brilliant idea! to provide readers with both information on the nobel laureates in economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. Howard vane and chris mulhearn, the editors, and edward elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.' warren j. Samuels, michigan state university, us'these volumes complement vane and mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, the nobel memorial laureates in economics, and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' mark blaug, universities of london and buckingham, uk'the nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. Hodgson, university of hertfordshire business school, uk by susie allen photo by robert kozloff gene fama and lars hansen have demonstrated the university's mission to address the complex challenges facing society with innovative scholarship.

Fama and lars peter hansen have been awarded the sveriges riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of alfred nobel 2013. The royal swedish academy of sciences honored fama and hansen, along with robert j. Rdquo this research helps to explain how and why the prices of stocks and bonds change over time. Fama rsquo s work demonstrated that new information is very quickly incorporated into the market, making it difficult to predict short term changes in asset prices. Hansen developed a statistical method for testing rational theories of asset pricing like those advanced by fama and shiller. In their work, gene fama and lars hansen have demonstrated the university 39 s mission to address the complex challenges facing society with innovative scholarship.

In doing so, they have helped shape the study of economics and the nature of today 39 s financial markets. We are very gratified to see those accomplishments recognized internationally, and proud to count them among the nobel laureates at the university of chicago, rdquo said robert j. Mccormick distinguished service professor of finance at the university of chicago booth school of business hansen is the david rockefeller distinguished service professor in economics, statistics, and the college, and is research director of the becker friedman institute for research in economics.

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