The Prize in Economic Sciences 2020
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020


			





	
		
	

	


			
							
											© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Elena Zhukova										
						
							
								Paul R. Milgrom							
						
						
							Prize share: 							1/2						
					
				
							
											© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Elena Zhukova										
						
							
								Robert B. Wilson							
						
						
							Prize share: 							1/2						
					
				
					

					
				The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020 was awarded jointly to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats"			
		
		
	
	

	

	
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						Twelve laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2020, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
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						Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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