Årets Nobelpristagare i ekonomi – This year’s Nobel Prize Winner(s) in Economics
5 oktober, 2015
Sedan 2001 har jag varje år försökt att förutse årets Nobelpristagare i ekonomi. Totalt prickade jag rätt 18 gånger. Men i år kommer jag att avstå från dylika prognoser, vilka jag varje gång investerat rätt mycket tid i. Jag kommer dock att kommentera årets pristagare efter tillkännagivandet (hubert.fromlet@lnu.se eller hubert.fromlet@gmail.com alternativt telefon 070-768 4992).
Likväl vill jag i korthet ta upp sex forskningsområden som jag personligen placerar högst upp på årets kandidatlista (utan speciell ranking). ”Personligen” betyder enligt min egen preferens – och innebär således ingen prognos.
Since 2001, I have tried every year to single out the winners of the so-called Nobel Prize in Economics. Altogether, I got the right name 18 times. But this year I refrain from producing a new list of candidates. However, I will be ready to make comments on the winner of 2015 after the official announcement (see above). Today, I just want to mention six relevant research areas which, however, only reflect my personal preferences and, consequently, no forecasts.
My own preferred research areas for 2015 are (without ranking):
# Inequality and poverty
# Growth and development economics
# Entrepreneurship and incentives
# Experimental and interdisciplinary research (economics &behavior, sociology, politics, environment)
# Labor markets (migration included)
# Consumption and specific business cycle research.
These are the research areas I personally would consider before making a decision on just one. Thus – again – it is no selection in line with probable voting results. Maybe I will get back to you next year with a corresponding, extended approach – by giving you my own subjective name preferences for the winner(s) of the most prestigious award in economics.