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Behind the Bastards

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The Origins of the Nobel Prize in Economics

This chapter explores the history and purpose of the Nobel Prize in economics, which was created by the Swedish Central Bank to imitate the original Nobel Prizes. It discusses how the prize was designed to promote neoclassical economists and highlights criticisms that it predominantly favors reactionary economists.

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