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James A. Mirrlees
| Full Name of the recipient | James A. Mirrlees |
|---|---|
| Award | Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel |
| Year of Award | 1996 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | William Vickrey (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Place of Birth | Minnigaff, Scotland GBR |
| Date of Birth | 5 July 1936 |
| Age at the time of Award | 59 years |
