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American Contemporary Trade Theory Nobel Laureate

9.1 Excellent

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Daron Acemoglu

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Contemporary Development Nobel Laureate Institutions

9.1 Excellent

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Joseph Stiglitz

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American Contemporary Nobel Laureate Inequality

9.0 Excellent

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Jean Tirole

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French Contemporary Nobel Laureate Regulation

9.0 Excellent

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David Card

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9.0 Excellent

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Ronald Coase

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9.0 Excellent

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Finance American Contemporary Nobel Laureate

8.9 Great

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George Akerlof

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American Contemporary Behavioral Nobel Laureate

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Claudia Goldin

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American Contemporary Nobel Laureate Gender

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Ben Bernanke

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American Contemporary Nobel Laureate Monetary Policy

8.9 Great

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8.9 Great

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Paul Milgrom

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8.9 Great

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Richard Thaler

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American Contemporary Behavioral Economics Nobel Laureate

8.8 Great

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Esther Duflo

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Contemporary Nobel Laureate French American Development Economics

8.8 Great

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Paul Romer

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American Innovation Contemporary Nobel Laureate

8.8 Great

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James Heckman

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American Contemporary Nobel Laureate Microeconometrics

8.8 Great

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Angus Deaton

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Contemporary Poverty Nobel Laureate Scottish American

8.8 Great

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Bengt Holmstrom

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Contemporary Nobel Laureate Finnish Information

8.7 Great

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James Robinson

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Contemporary Political Economy Nobel Laureate British American

8.6 Great

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Simon Johnson

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Contemporary Development Nobel Laureate British American

8.4 Great