Douglass C. North
Nobel Prize laureate in Economic Sciences 1993
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Douglass C. North, born on November 5, 1920, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and passed away on November 23, 2015, was an American economist known for his contributions to economic history. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1993 for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods to explain economic and institutional change. His work has profoundly influenced the understanding of institutions and economic processes.
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- Who is Douglass C. North?
- Douglass C. North, born on November 5, 1920, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and passed away on November 23, 2015, was an American economist known for his contributions to economic history. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1993 for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods to explain economic and institutional change. His work has profoundly influenced the understanding of institutions and economic processes.
- In what year did Douglass C. North win the Nobel Prize?
- 1993 — Economic Sciences