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June 25, 2008
Leonid Hurwicz, pioneer of mechanism design 1917-2008
Leo Hurwicz, recipient of the 2008 Nobel in economics has passed away at the age of 90. He was the oldest person to receive the prize.
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2007
Here's my post from last October upon Hurwicz, Maskin, and Myerson receiving the prize.
Posted by William Polley at June 25, 2008 11:29 PM
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