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To which world region will this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences go?
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says that American Paul Krugman has won the Nobel economics prize "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvgJXYzXRBOttYAflCSJumnfVXxQD93PIQRG0
Background:
In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established this Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. The first Prize in Economics was awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen in 1969
Nominations for 2008
197 names were submitted for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, 33 of which are organizations. The Nobel Committees in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and the Prize Committee for Economics each usually receives 250-300 names every year. The names of the nominees cannot be revealed until 50 years later.
Announcements of the 2008 Nobel Prizes
Economics - Monday, October 13, 1:00 p.m. CET at the earliest
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/
http://www.nobelprize.org/prize_announcements/
http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/nomination_facts.html
Regions, according to hubdub good question guidelines (http://www.hubdub.com/public/goodquestion), as defined here: http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/worldregions.htm
and visualized here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:United_Nations_geographical_subregions.png
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Eastern Asia |
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Northern or Western Europe |
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Southern Europe |
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Latin America |
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Northern America |
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Suspend date: Sun 12th Oct 4am PDT Settlement date: Mon 13th Oct 4:26am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 12th Oct 4am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Africa: 10%, Eastern Asia: 10%, South-Central or South Eastern Asia: 10%, Western Asia: 10%, Eastern Europe: 10%, Northern or Western Europe: 10%, Southern Europe: 10%, Latin America: 10%, Northern America: 10%, Oceania: 10%
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: was: "2008-10-13 04:00:00" kruijs: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says that American Paul Krugman has won the Nobel economics prize "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvgJXYzXRBOttYAflCSJumnfVXxQD93PIQRG0
tisha: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says that American Paul Krugman has won the Nobel economics prize "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvgJXYzXRBOttYAflCSJumnfVXxQD93PIQRG0
Suspend date: Sun 12th Oct 4am PDT Settlement date: Mon 13th Oct 4:26am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 12th Oct 4am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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