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He did not win the Nobel Prize in Economics because there is no such prize. It's The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. h

He did not win the Nobel Prize in Economics because there is no such prize. It's The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. http://exiledonline.com/the-nobel-prize-in-economics-there-is-no-nobel-prize-in-economics/ http://exiledonline.com/the-nobel-prize-in-economics-there-i... Just imagine the ridicule if instead of the Turing or Shannon awards we'd have the ACM Prize in Computer Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel, or the IEEE Prize in Electrical Engineering in Memory of Alfred Nobel. BTW, here's a great paper by George Akerlof and Paul Romer who both won the prize: http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~promer/Looting.pdf http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~promer/Looting.pdf

antidesitter 8y ago
Is that a picture of Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek with the word "fraud" plastered over it? And what is the word "libertards" in the headline supposed to mean? > It's The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Also known as the Nobel Prize in Economics, selected by the same institution as the other prizes (the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), announced at the same time as the other prizes, awarded at the same ceremony as the other prizes, and selected "in accordance with the rules governing the award of the Nobel Prizes instituted through [Alfred Nobel's] will." > Just imagine the ridicule if instead of the Turing or Shannon awards we'd have the ACM Prize in Computer Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel, or the IEEE Prize in Electrical Engineering in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Why would that be ridiculous?
- oldgradstudent 8y ago
  The Exile was always a little bit over the top. Their coverage, though, especially their Russia coverage, was always top notch. I'm pretty sure the history of the prize is accurate. > Why would that be ridiculous? Because that's so blatant in using the reputation of the Nobel Prize to bolster their own questionable discipline.
  - antidesitter 8y ago
    > The Exile was always a little bit over the top. A little? It's obvious they have an ideological axe to grind, even stooping to name-calling. > I'm pretty sure the history of the prize is accurate. What about its history is accurate? > Because that's so blatant in using the reputation of the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Economics has existed since 1968 and, like I said, is awarded by the same institution as the other prizes, in the same ceremony, and in accordance with the same rules governing the awarding of the other prizes. What's dubious about that? > to bolster their own questionable discipline. What discipline is questionable?
    - davidivadavid 8y ago
      What discipline isn't questionable?
      - waivek 8y ago
        Theology and to a lesser extent, mathematics.
    - oldgradstudent 8y ago
      > A little? It's obvious they have an ideological axe to grind, even stooping to name-calling. It's called understatement. The Exile never tried to hide their ideological bent or claim any sort of objectivity. You can read their work, disagree with their point of view, but still respect the reporting. > What about the history of the prize is accurate? The purpose of starting the prize. > The Nobel Prize in Economics has existed since 1968 and, like I said, is awarded by the same institution as the other prizes, in the same ceremony, and in accordance with the same rules governing the awarding of the other prizes. What's dubious about that? Sure, but it is not a Nobel Prize. It is parasitic growth on the Nobel Prize reputation. > What discipline is questionable? Economic Sciences. There are great economists, and great economic research (see the Akerlof and Romer paper I linked to above), and some even win the prize. But it is not a science.
      - 8y ago
- rfinney 8y ago
  fact check : Also known as the Nobel Prize in Economics, selected by the same institution as the other prizes (the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) ... "Nobel Peace Prize" is selected by Norwegian government. ( see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize )
  - dagw 8y ago
    "Nobel Peace Prize" is selected by Norwegian government. Technically by an independent committee appointed by the Norwegian government.
- deleted 8y ago
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wahern 8y ago
Except Sveriges Riksbank is the central bank of Sweden. It doesn't care much about name recognition, and given the name and design of the prize clearly desired a strong association of its prize with the Nobels. If there's any slight it's to Alfred Nobel, who didn't create a prize for economics.[1] Apparently Nobel's great-great-nephew was upset by the conflation. "In 2001 [he] asked the Bank of Sweden to differentiate its award to economists given 'in Alfred Nobel's memory' from the five other awards". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel#cite_note-31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel#cite_note-31 [1] Is there any evidence that this was deliberate? If not then I fail to see what's substantively lost in the conflation.
- nonbel 8y ago
  The implication is that the prize is an attempt by bankers to give their self-interested policies an air of legitimacy via association with the nobel prize.
- lederhosen 8y ago
  The "evidence" is that it was not in his will. Where do you think we should draw the line on what could be called a Nobel price? It is not like Alfred Nobel did not understand economics, he just (highly probably) did not want such a price (or he would have created it). If someone created a price for pedophile arts, brain studies of humans of lesser value, or other questionable "sciences" in the memory of Alfred Nobel, do you think we should call it a Nobel price? Do we have evidence that Nobel would disagree with such a price? I would say we have no evidence, but it is highly unlikely that Alfred Nobel would like that. I think the question that should be asked is: do we have any evidence (or even any sign at all) that Alfred Nobel wanted a Nobel price in economics???
nafizh 8y ago
The prize is mentioned with the other sciences in the Nobel prize website. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-prizes-in-economic-sciences/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-prizes-in-econom...
- oldgradstudent 8y ago
  https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economics/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economics/ edit: compare to https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/
compcoffee 8y ago
>He did not win the Nobel Prize in Economics because there is no such prize. Hey look, it's the guy who shows up every year to point out a technicality that no one cares about. Thanks! This is so common now it's an SMBC meme.
- em500 8y ago
  Or Dilbert http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-04-02 http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-04-02
nabla9 8y ago
Sveriges Riksbank is government institution and the world's oldest central bank. The Prize is based on a donation received by the Nobel Foundation. None of that really matters. What Afred Nobel's intentions do not matter either. What really matters is the prestige and good judgment of those who give it has created for the award over time. Nobel for economics has much better reputation than literary and peace prices. It's up to par with Nobels in physics and other sciences. They don't give it for people who don't deserve it. Nobels in physics have more controversies than economics. For example the Nobel committee failed to recognize Albert Einstein's work in Brownian motion, general relativity, special relativity or mass-energy equivalence.

antidesitter 8y ago

Is that a picture of Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek with the word "fraud" plastered over it? And what is the word "libertards" in the headline supposed to mean? > It's The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Also known as the Nobel Prize in Economics, selected by the same institution as the other prizes (the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), announced at the same time as the other prizes, awarded at the same ceremony as the other prizes, and selected "in accordance with the rules governing the award of the Nobel Prizes instituted through [Alfred Nobel's] will." > Just imagine the ridicule if instead of the Turing or Shannon awards we'd have the ACM Prize in Computer Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel, or the IEEE Prize in Electrical Engineering in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Why would that be ridiculous?

oldgradstudent 8y ago
The Exile was always a little bit over the top. Their coverage, though, especially their Russia coverage, was always top notch. I'm pretty sure the history of the prize is accurate. > Why would that be ridiculous? Because that's so blatant in using the reputation of the Nobel Prize to bolster their own questionable discipline.
- antidesitter 8y ago
  > The Exile was always a little bit over the top. A little? It's obvious they have an ideological axe to grind, even stooping to name-calling. > I'm pretty sure the history of the prize is accurate. What about its history is accurate? > Because that's so blatant in using the reputation of the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Economics has existed since 1968 and, like I said, is awarded by the same institution as the other prizes, in the same ceremony, and in accordance with the same rules governing the awarding of the other prizes. What's dubious about that? > to bolster their own questionable discipline. What discipline is questionable?
  - davidivadavid 8y ago
    What discipline isn't questionable?
    - waivek 8y ago
      Theology and to a lesser extent, mathematics.
  - oldgradstudent 8y ago
    > A little? It's obvious they have an ideological axe to grind, even stooping to name-calling. It's called understatement. The Exile never tried to hide their ideological bent or claim any sort of objectivity. You can read their work, disagree with their point of view, but still respect the reporting. > What about the history of the prize is accurate? The purpose of starting the prize. > The Nobel Prize in Economics has existed since 1968 and, like I said, is awarded by the same institution as the other prizes, in the same ceremony, and in accordance with the same rules governing the awarding of the other prizes. What's dubious about that? Sure, but it is not a Nobel Prize. It is parasitic growth on the Nobel Prize reputation. > What discipline is questionable? Economic Sciences. There are great economists, and great economic research (see the Akerlof and Romer paper I linked to above), and some even win the prize. But it is not a science.
    - 8y ago
rfinney 8y ago
fact check : Also known as the Nobel Prize in Economics, selected by the same institution as the other prizes (the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) ... "Nobel Peace Prize" is selected by Norwegian government. ( see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize )
- dagw 8y ago
  "Nobel Peace Prize" is selected by Norwegian government. Technically by an independent committee appointed by the Norwegian government.
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wahern 8y ago

Except Sveriges Riksbank is the central bank of Sweden. It doesn't care much about name recognition, and given the name and design of the prize clearly desired a strong association of its prize with the Nobels. If there's any slight it's to Alfred Nobel, who didn't create a prize for economics.[1] Apparently Nobel's great-great-nephew was upset by the conflation. "In 2001 [he] asked the Bank of Sweden to differentiate its award to economists given 'in Alfred Nobel's memory' from the five other awards". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel#cite_note-31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel#cite_note-31 [1] Is there any evidence that this was deliberate? If not then I fail to see what's substantively lost in the conflation.

nonbel 8y ago
The implication is that the prize is an attempt by bankers to give their self-interested policies an air of legitimacy via association with the nobel prize.
lederhosen 8y ago
The "evidence" is that it was not in his will. Where do you think we should draw the line on what could be called a Nobel price? It is not like Alfred Nobel did not understand economics, he just (highly probably) did not want such a price (or he would have created it). If someone created a price for pedophile arts, brain studies of humans of lesser value, or other questionable "sciences" in the memory of Alfred Nobel, do you think we should call it a Nobel price? Do we have evidence that Nobel would disagree with such a price? I would say we have no evidence, but it is highly unlikely that Alfred Nobel would like that. I think the question that should be asked is: do we have any evidence (or even any sign at all) that Alfred Nobel wanted a Nobel price in economics???

nafizh 8y ago

The prize is mentioned with the other sciences in the Nobel prize website. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-prizes-in-economic-sciences/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-prizes-in-econom...

oldgradstudent 8y ago
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economics/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economics/ edit: compare to https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/

compcoffee 8y ago

>He did not win the Nobel Prize in Economics because there is no such prize. Hey look, it's the guy who shows up every year to point out a technicality that no one cares about. Thanks! This is so common now it's an SMBC meme.

em500 8y ago
Or Dilbert http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-04-02 http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-04-02

nabla9 8y ago

Sveriges Riksbank is government institution and the world's oldest central bank. The Prize is based on a donation received by the Nobel Foundation. None of that really matters. What Afred Nobel's intentions do not matter either. What really matters is the prestige and good judgment of those who give it has created for the award over time. Nobel for economics has much better reputation than literary and peace prices. It's up to par with Nobels in physics and other sciences. They don't give it for people who don't deserve it. Nobels in physics have more controversies than economics. For example the Nobel committee failed to recognize Albert Einstein's work in Brownian motion, general relativity, special relativity or mass-energy equivalence.