Monday, October 13, 2014

France's Jean Tirole wins economics Nobel Prize

France's Jean Tirole has won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, it was awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

The Frenchman wins for his analysis of market power and regulation.
The economics prize awarded by the Swedish Academy is given according to the same principles as for the Nobel Prizes that have been awarded since 1901 in Oslo, Norway.

The first prize in economics was awarded in 1969.
On Friday 10 october, Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai shared the 95th Nobel Peace Prize with India's Kailash Satyarthi for their work championing education rights for children.

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