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Nobel Economics Prize area between 1969-1980 years of economists

2015
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By a document he signed on 27 November 1985 one year before his death, inventor of dinamite Alfred Nobel bequeathed a part of his wealth to be given to people who invent useful things for humanity. In 1986, the Nobel Foundation was set up and prizes were begun to be given to people making useful inventions in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace fields. In 1968, economy was included into these fields and began to be awarded first in 1969. Including of economy category to Nobel Prizes helped appearance of academic works on economy field, increase and improve in pre-existing works. Material and nonmaterial affect of the prize raised the number of works in this field. It encouraged novel works. Due to all these reasons, examining lives, works of people who received Nobel Economy Award and their contributions to economics is highly important. People who were awarded Nobel Economy Award between 1969-1980 have been introduced in this work. Through these years, two people at a time in years 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, lives, works and contributions to economics of eighteen economists in total were put across. Examining Nobel Economy Award prize-winning economists showed solution-oriented works to a pre-existing problem in economy and what stage these works are. Alongside with determining previous-period economic problems, it also helped determine problems and solutions of present-period. Examining Nobel Economy Award prize-winning economist helped us learn the economic situations in our recent history. Thus, both advances in economy field have been examined since the second half of 20th century, helped us to have an idea about the future of economy and economists who have contributions to economics and humanity with ideas, hypothesis and various works were awarded. Keywords: Economy, Nobel Economics Prize, Nobel Prize.

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Dr. Fatma Tuncay

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Fatma Tuncay (Master Thesis). Nobel Economics Prize area between 1969-1980 years of economists, 2015, Giresun University.

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