Elinor Ostrom
Nobel Prize laureate in Economic Sciences 2009
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Elinor Ostrom, born on August 7, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, was an American economist known for her work on economic governance, particularly concerning the management of common resources. She was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009, awarded for her analysis of economic governance. Ostrom contributed to a better understanding of the challenges related to the collective management of natural resources. She passed away on June 12, 2012.
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- Who is Elinor Ostrom?
- Elinor Ostrom, born on August 7, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, was an American economist known for her work on economic governance, particularly concerning the management of common resources. She was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009, awarded for her analysis of economic governance. Ostrom contributed to a better understanding of the challenges related to the collective management of natural resources. She passed away on June 12, 2012.
- In what year did Elinor Ostrom win the Nobel Prize?
- 2009 — Economic Sciences