2 U.S. Economists Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson Wins Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
- The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded jointly to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”
- The award is officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020.
- The laureates in economic sciences are selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
- It comes with a gold medal and a cash award of 10 million Swedish krona ($1.12 million).
Source: Nobel Prize