Features a collection of the Nobel Lectures delivered by the prizewinners, together with their biographies and the presentation speeches at the award ceremonies in Stockholm for the period 2001-2005. This book offers inspiring lectures and is intended for students, teachers, and professor of economics as well as of those in related fields.

Features a collection of the Nobel Lectures delivered by the prizewinners, together with their biographies and the presentation speeches at the award ceremonies in Stockholm for the period 2001-2005. This book offers inspiring lectures and is intended for students, teachers, and professor of economics as well as of those in related fields.

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