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Re:Nobel Laureates Aim Too Low on Global Poverty
on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:56AM (#21259850)
According to [1] it is not, even though it is awarded by the same organization.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Econom...
Re:Nobel Laureates Aim Too Low on Global Poverty
on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:31AM (#21259505)
Just because the current time is worse in some aspects doesn't mean it's worse in all.
Re:Nobel Laureates Aim Too Low on Global Poverty
on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:27AM (#21259458)
GP wasn't just pedantic but actively spreading wrong and misleading information.
Re:Nobel Laureates Aim Too Low on Global Poverty
on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:16AM (#21259320)
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences has been established by a donation of Sweden's central bank (which is a government agency) to the Nobel Foundation. It is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which also awards the Nobel Prize for physics and chemistry.