The 1999 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Professor Robert A. Mundell of Columbia University "for his analysis of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes and his analysis of optimum currency areas."

For the second year in a row, the About.com Nobel Prize Poll (which is completely unscientific) has correctly predicted the winner of the Nobel Prize. (See below for the top vote-getters.) While last year Amartya Sen was the clear front-runner, this year saw more competition, but Robert Mundell came out  the winner of both in the Poll and the prize.

For more information on the work that led to the prize, see the Prize Announcement.

Links:
Press Release: 1999 Winner, R. Mundell
Official site for The Economics Prize

News:
Columbia University economist wins Nobel from CNN.
Columbia Prof. Wins Economics Nobel from the AP.

Nobel Prize:
A Look at the Nobel Prize in Economics (The Region, September 1999)

Robert Mundell:
Background information.
His Home Page at Columbia contains several articles, a CV, publications, and other information.
A picture of Mundell with fellow Laureate Paul Samuelson at Deardorff's Rogues Gallery, Mundell, Samuelson.

Articles / interviews:
Forbes (12/16/96) Getting China on the right track

Past Nobel Prize polls and Commentary
 

The 1999 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Professor Robert... | Posted October 13, 1999 02:49 PM by John Irons