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The Nobel Prize is not very important for the winners - they are usually pretty successful people already. But it is valuable as a way of drawing the public's attention to important work in economics. Eric Maskin attentiondraweconomics Change image and share on social
Leo Hurwicz is the father of mechanism design theory and has inspired much of my work, and Roger Myerson is an old friend and collaborator and a tremendous economist. Eric Maskin collaboratordesigneconomist Change image and share on social
If I'm a bank, and I'm making risky loans, I have an incentive, if I can, to make those loans using other people's money: in other words, to make highly leveraged loans. Eric Maskin bankhighlyincentive Change image and share on social
Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda. Anita Roddick agendumbackbusiness share on social
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence J. Peter economistexperthappen Change image and share on social
It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens. Carine Roitfeld frontgoodlens Change image and share on social
