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Article: American becomes 1st woman to share Nobel in economics
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
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- October 13, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- One scholar studies how best to manage resources
like forests, fisheries and oilfields. A fellow American looks at
why some companies grow so large. Together they're winners of this
year's Nobel Prize in economics for groundbreaking work that could
affect efforts to prevent another global financial crisis.
Elinor Ostrom, 76, known for her work on the management of common
resources, is the first woman to win a Nobel in economics. She
shares this year's prize with Oliver Williamson, 77, who pioneered
the study of how and why companies structure themselves and how they
resolve conflicts.
Monday's final prizes of 2009 capped a year in which a record
five women won Nobels. And it ...