Committee for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
The Committee for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel[1] is the prize committee for the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences,[2] and fills the same role as the Nobel Committees do for the Nobel Prizes. This means that the committee is responsible for proposing laureates for the prize.[3] The Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is appointed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It usually consists of Swedish professors of economics or related subjects who are members of the academy, although the academy in principle could appoint anyone to the committee. Two of the members of the founding committee as well as later members of the committee had also been associated with the Mont Pelerin Society.[4]
The committee is a working body without decision power, and the final decision to award the prize is taken by the entire Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, after having a first discussion in the academy's Class for Social Sciences.[3]
Current
editMembers of the 2018 Prize Committee
editSecretary to the 2018 Prize Committee
editThe secretary takes part in Prize Committee meetings but cannot vote (by right). Unless, however, he or she has also been appointed as a Prize Committee full member—which entails the right to vote. (On a number of occasions, individuals have held both appointments.)
Former
editSecretaries
edit- Ragnar Bentzel, 1969–1985
- Karl-Göran Mäler, 1986–1987
- Lars E. O. Svensson, 1991–1992
- Torsten Persson, 1993–2001
- Peter Englund, 2002––2013
- Torsten Persson, 2014–
Former members
edit| Name | Years | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Bertil Ohlin | Chairman 1969–1974 | Stockholm School of Economics |
| Erik Lundberg | 1969–1979 Chairman 1975–1979 |
Stockholm School of Economics |
| Ingvar Svennilson | 1969–1971 | University of Stockholm |
| Herman Wold | 1969–1980 | University of Uppsala |
| Assar Lindbeck | 1969–1994 Chairman 1980–1994[6] |
University of Stockholm |
| Ragnar Bentzel | 1975–1990 Secretary 1969–1980, 1982– |
University of Uppsala |
| Sune Carlson | 1972–1979 Associate member 1980– |
University of Uppsala |
| Lars Werin | 1980– Secretary 1981 |
University of Stockholm |
| Ingemar Ståhl | 1980– | University of Lund |
| Karl-Göran Mäler | 1981– | Stockholm School of Economics |
- Bengt-Christer Ysander, 1991–1992
- Lars E. O. Svensson, 1993–2002 (chairman 1999–2002)
- Lennart Jörberg, (associate member 1993)
- Karl Gustav Jöreskog, 1995–2001
- Torsten Persson, 1995–2004 (chairman 2003–2004, also secretary)
- Lars Engwall, (associate member 2003–2008)
- Jakob Svensson, (associate member 2008)
| Name | Years | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Jörgen Weibull | 1998–2007
Chairman 2004–2007[10] |
A.O. Wallenberg Professor of Economics Stockholm School of Economics |
| Peter Englund | 1993–1995 Secretary 1996–1997, 2002–[11] |
Professor of Banking and Insurance Stockholm School of Economics |
| Lars Calmfors | 1996–1998, 2003–2007[12] | Professor of International Economics Stockholm University |
| Bertil Näslund | 1999[13] | Professor Stockholm School of Economics |
| Per Krusell | 2003–
Adjunct member 2003–2004[14] |
Professor of Economics Princeton University |
| Karl-Gustaf Löfgren | 2002–2007
Associate member 1993–1995 |
Professor of Economics Umeå University |
| Timo Teräsvirta | 2003?- | Professor of Economic Statistics (emeritus) Stockholm School of Economics Professor of Econometrics |
| Bertil Holmlund | Adjunct member 1998–2001, 2005–2006 Chairman 2008[16] |
Professor of Economics |
References
edit- ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2010". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Archived 2020-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-05-28
- ^ a b Nobelprize.org: Prize Awarder for the Prize in Economics, accessed 2010-06-19
- ^ Offer, Avner; Söderberg, Gabriel (2016). The Nobel Factor: The Prize in Economics, Social Democracy, and the Market Turn (1st ed.). Princeton University Press. pp. 104–105.
- ^ Lindbeck, Assar (March 1985). "The Prize in Economic Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel". Journal of Economic Literature. 23 (1): 37–56. JSTOR 2725543.
- ^ Gylfason, Thorvaldur (2005-01-27). "An Interview with Assar Lindbeck" (PDF). Macroeconomic Dynamics. 10 (1): 101–130. doi:10.1017/S1365100506050024. S2CID 62781261.
- ^ "The Economics Prize Committee: The Economics Prize Committee 2006". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2006-12-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "The Economics Prize Committee: The Economics Prize Committee 2007". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Kommittén för priset i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne" (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ Jönsson, Peter (2007-12-17). "Jörgen Weibull: Har delat ut sitt sista pris" (in Swedish). Ekonominyheterna.se. Retrieved 2008-01-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Peter Englund: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Stockholm School of Economics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Lars Calmfors: Positions and exams". Stockholm University. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ "The Beauty (Pageant?) of Economics". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "PER KRUSELL" (PDF). Princeton University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Timo Teräsvirta". School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Bertil Holmlund: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-01-09.