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9.17 Excellent

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Gary Becker

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American 20TH Century Human Capital Nobel Laureate

9.04 Excellent

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Robert Lucas

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Harry Markowitz

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Lloyd Shapley

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Lars Peter Hansen

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Thomas Sargent

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James Tobin

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William Sharpe

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Ragnar Frisch

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George Stigler

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8.55 Great

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Jan Tinbergen

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Oliver Williamson

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8.52 Great

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Robert Fogel

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Merton Miller

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Edmund Phelps

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8.49 Great

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Dale Mortensen

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Finn Kydland

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