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James Tobin

Nobel Prize laureate in Economic Sciences 1981
James Tobin — Nobel Prize
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Economic Sciences 1981
Born : 1918-03-05 — Champaign, IL, USA
Died : 2002-03-11
“for his analysis of financial markets and their relations to expenditure decisions, employment, production and prices”
Economic Sciences · 1981
James Tobin, born on March 5, 1918, in Champaign, Illinois, was a renowned American economist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1981 for his analysis of financial markets and their relations to expenditure decisions, employment, production, and prices. Tobin significantly contributed to economic theory, particularly through the development of portfolio theory. He passed away on March 11, 2002.

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Who is James Tobin?
James Tobin, born on March 5, 1918, in Champaign, Illinois, was a renowned American economist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1981 for his analysis of financial markets and their relations to expenditure decisions, employment, production, and prices. Tobin significantly contributed to economic theory, particularly through the development of portfolio theory. He passed away on March 11, 2002.
In what year did James Tobin win the Nobel Prize?
1981 — Economic Sciences
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