Harvard's Nobel Prize Pool

[ZomgRogged]

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~plagborg/nobel/index.html

We should collaborate and place a group bet asking for admission rather than money.

[zurich_econ]

With Tore Ellingsen in the commitee, the price might go to a behavioral economist...

[Zomb1]

Hmm, who would you guys like to see win? Not who do you think will win, but who would you like to win?

I say Tirole.

[jeeves0923]

I say Tirole.

I love Jean Tirole. Brilliant. Also a nice guy. A real class act. I'd love to see him get it, though he may have to wait several more years.

I'm also a big fan of Peter Diamond.

I'd love Bengt Holmstrom, but given last year's result, I find it unlikely.

[dinosaurus]

I think macro/growth, econometrics or finance are waiting for a prize since a long time
I would name Paul Romer, Robert Barro, Tom Sargent or Lars Peter Hansen. I think Shiller could also win at some point, as Tirole.

[AREStudentHopeful]

I'll second Paul Romer; I'm also a fan of Marty Weitzman, but that may be a little too close to Ostrom's recent medal since she did quite a bit on environmental topics.

[Zomb1]

Anybody seen the season premier of The Simpsons? There, Bhagwati wins

[Elliephant]

I'm glad folks pointed out Paul Romer here. I thought he'd gone too "radical" to be appreciated in economic circles quite as much as when he was doing straight growth theory, but I rather like his work on institutions. Plus he is a nice guy And Tirole will get it sooner or later, I would think.

[dinosaurus]

the traditional predictions:

2010 Predictions - Science - Thomson Reuters

[tobias123]

does anyone else think that it is highly unlikely anyone of those in the reuters prediction will win?