Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences of 2012 goes to the two scientists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley.

Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, chair of Economics and Economic Theory explains why she thinks that this award for the two US-Americans is well-deserved, which relation she has to the award and to which extent the findings of Roth and Shaply are already used in practice. For futher information click here and here.