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Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by Lutzb on Friday September 20, 2019 @05:12AM (#21024683)
He did not win a Nobel prize, as there is no such thing for economics. However he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by mjohn on Friday September 20, 2019 @06:38AM (#21025149)
I don't think pedantry about the name is a useful contribution to the conversation.

While it's true that Economic Sciences prize is not a "real" Nobel prize, it is commonly referred to as a Nobel prize. Interestingly, the Nobel Foundation also lists "Economic Sciences" on their website listing Nobel prizes even though they do not award or fund it: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/

Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by Lutzb on Friday September 20, 2019 @10:20AM (#21026944)
There is no conversation here. I was merely taking the opportunity to point out that there is a common misconception regarding the "Nobel prize" and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Two distinct prizes, one commonly mislabeled. Repeating the misnomer just normalizes the error.
Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by AnimalMuppet on Friday September 20, 2019 @12:28PM (#21028469)
Um, yes, there is a conversation here. It's the comments on this thread. And, until you hijacked it, the name of the prize was not what we were talking about.
Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by Lutzb on Friday September 20, 2019 @03:11PM (#21030173)
Yes, I made it a topic as the term was used incorrectly. So I was pointing this out, as not to further this misconception. Is there any additional discussion on this topic needed?
Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by AnimalMuppet on Friday September 20, 2019 @06:11PM (#21031855)
Nope. Even the amount that was here wasn't needed.
Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by domnomnom on Saturday September 21, 2019 @05:39PM (#21038070)
What??? He was literally pointing out a misleading statement and correcting it.
Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by kchoudhu on Friday September 20, 2019 @06:36AM (#21025130)
You must be great at parties.
Re:Lectures in Quantitative Economics with Python [pdf] by em500 on Friday September 20, 2019 @07:25AM (#21025387)
He's Dick, from the internet. https://dilbert.com/strip/2015-04-02