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Betting on the Nobel Prize for Economics
8th October 2008
13th October is the date for the announcement of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics. Some of the economists featuring in pre-announcement betting include:
Martin Feldstein Thomas Sargent Robert Barro Paul Romer Jagdish Bhagwati Paul Krugman Gregory Mankiw
The concentration of US economists is perhaps unavoidable given the past history of winners. It would be gratifying to think that someone such as Bhagwati might win it for his contributions to our understanding of globalisation especially in a year when the challenges facing globalisation have never been more starkly felt.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.