News Source: Chicago-Sun Times
| about 1 month ago
Economics Nobel for woman IU professor shares prize for research tying economy, environment October 13, 2009 Indiana University professor Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Economics Prize when she received it with Oliver...
News Source: The Idaho Statesman
| about 1 month ago
Both Ostrom and co-winner Oliver Williamson did work that deserves such recognition. Ostrom was the darkest horse in decades, appearing on none of the short lists offered by prominent econ pundits...From 1986 through 1992, while in the applied...
News Source: Washington Post
| about 1 month ago
Ostrom is the first woman to win the prize since it was created four decades ago. With the selection, the prize committee passed over researchers whose work comes to bear on the current financial crisis and global recession. Instead of honoring...
News Source: International Herald Tribune
| about 1 month ago
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded on Monday to two American social scientists for their work in describing the numerous relationships within a company or among companies and individuals that shape market behavior. The prize...
News Source: Independent
| about 1 month ago
US researcher Elinor Ostrom (left) is the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics since it was created in 1968. She will share the prestigious award with US compatriot Oliver Williamson (left). The jury from the Royal Swedish Academy of...
News Source: San Francisco Chronicle
| about 1 month ago
At 77, he is retired from teaching but still works with grad students when he's not on the tennis court perfecting his new Andy Roddick-style serve. "He is one of the most academic, scholarly people on our faculty," said Rich Lyons, dean of Berkeley'...