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Columnist Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize
Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar and New York Times columnist, won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic activity.
Nations:Sweden U.S. People:Gordon Brown Henry Paulson John McCain
2008-10-13
Chinese professor named World Bank chief economist
The World Bank has named Justin Lin Yifu, who defected from Taiwan and rose to become a top economic strategist for communist China, its chief economist -- the first time a Chinese has held the job.
People:Lin Yifu Robert Zoellick Deng Xiaoping
2008-02-05
Stiglitz says GDP may be poor indicator of economy
Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel laureate economist tapped to head a new French study, said Tuesday he sees gross domestic product (GDP), the most often cited yardstick, as an imperfect indicator.
Nations:France People:Joseph Stiglitz Amartya Sen Nicolas Sarkozy
2008-01-08
American trio wins 2007 Nobel for economics
A Russian-born academic who escaped both the Communist revolution and the horrors of World War Two became the oldest person to win a Nobel Prize on Monday, garnering a joint award for a pioneering market theory.
Nations:Poland Sweden Russia Switzerland
2007-10-15
China's new corporate tax regime to be phased in to soften blow
A new law which increases income taxes on foreign firms in China will be phased in over five years to cushion the blow, Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing said Friday.
Nations:China People:Joseph Stiglitz Activities:2007 China 10th NPC
2007-03-09
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