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Daniel
L. McFadden wins Nobel Prize in Economics
On
Oct. 11, 2000, UC Berkeley's Daniel L. McFadden, the E. Morris
Cox Professor of Economics in the College of Letters & Science,
and director of the Econometrics Laboratory, was awarded the
Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred
Nobel. McFadden, 63, will share the award with James J. Heckman
of the University of Chicago.
"In
the field of microeconometrics, each of the laureates has
developed theory and methods that are widely used in the statistical
analysis of individual and household behavior, within economics
as well as other social sciences," reads the Nobel announcement.
McFadden was cited for his "development of theory and methods
for analyzing discrete choice."
Special
Nobel Coverage:
View
video footage and photos from Nobel Week 2000
(all links
are to the official Nobel web site):
A fashion
innocent abroad: Armed
with spreadsheet, black velvet dress, staffer heads for Stockholm
Rep.
Lee gives McFadden gets high praise on Capital Hill
11 Oct 2000 Press Conference Coverage:
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UC
Berkeley economist Daniel McFadden receives this year's Nobel
Prize in economics (press
release)
Campus
honors McFadden at reception
Praise
from McFadden's colleagues
Campus
reaction
McFadden
receives this year's Nobel Prize in economics (Berkeleyan,
18 Oct.)
And
the class goes on (Berkeleyan,
18 Oct.)
Related
Links:
McFadden's
web page Honors
& Awards Held by Faculty
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