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Sir James A. Mirrlees 1936–2018
The Council and Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings mourn the loss of laureate Sir James A. Mirrlees, who died on 29 August 2018, age 82. The British economist co-received the Sverige Rikesbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1996 for fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information. He was Emeritus […]
Eine Chance, die man nutzen muss
Der australische Nachwuchsökonom David Smerdon blickt auf die aufregende Zeit bei der 6. Lindauer Tagung der Wirtschaftswissenschaften zurück.Der australische Nachwuchsökonom David Smerdon blickt auf die aufregende Zeit bei der 6. Lindauer Tagung der Wirtschaftswissenschaften zurück.
Richard Thaler: No Regular Economist
From cashew nuts to behavioural economics: Hersh Shefrin provides a personal perspective on Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler's major contributions to research on people’s limited rationality, their perceptions about fairness and their lack of self-control.From cashew nuts to behavioural economics: Hersh Shefrin provides a personal perspective on Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler's major contributions to research on people’s limited rationality, their perceptions about fairness and their lack of self-control.
Only as Strong as the Weakest Link: Global Food Supply Chains
Private companies need to be part of the international development strategy, says Howard-Yana Shapiro, Chief Agricultural Officer of Mars, Incorporated.Private companies need to be part of the international development strategy, says Howard-Yana Shapiro, Chief Agricultural Officer of Mars, Incorporated.