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Douglass C. North

nobel prize for economics


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Douglass C. North
Full Name
of the recipient		Douglass C. North
AwardSveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Year of Award1993
Share in Award50.0%
Award Shared withRobert W. Fogel (50.0%)
Motivation
for the Award		for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and institutional change
Affiliation
at the Time of Award		Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
Place of BirthCambridge, MA, United States USA
Date of Birth5 November 1920
Age
at the time of Award		72 years
Place of DeathBenzonia, MI, United States USA
Date of Death23 November 2015
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