▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁ski ▁jump ers ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ober std orf ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁ski ▁jump ers ▁of ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁E c ory s ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁economic ▁research ▁and ▁consult ing ▁companies ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Its ▁history ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁business men ▁from ▁Rot ter dam ▁established ▁the ▁Foundation ▁NE I : ▁The ▁Netherlands ▁Econom ic ▁Institute . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁NE I ▁was ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁the ▁collection ▁and ▁the ▁analysis ▁of ▁economic ▁data . ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁direct ors ▁( 1 9 3 5 - 1 9 6 8 ) ▁was ▁Professor ▁Jan ▁T in ber gen , ▁who ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁first ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁for ▁Econom ics ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁NE I ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁a ▁company , ▁foc using ▁on ▁economic ▁research ▁& ▁consult ancy , ▁and ▁a ▁foundation ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁to ▁fost er ▁economic ▁research . ▁The ▁company ▁merged ▁with ▁Kol pr on ▁Cons ult ants ▁( est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁E c ory s ▁was ▁created ▁through ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁company ▁NE I ▁Kol pr on ▁with