I was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, a little coal mining town in Eastern Pennsylvania, where my father owned a small business. He had first gone into business for himself after leaving Montreal and his family for the United States when he was only sixteen-years old. He moved many times in...

I was born on June 16, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts. At that time my parents had completed their undergraduate educations - my father in English literature, my mother in science. My father was then employed at Harvard University, working in the placement office.

Prize Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 7, 1995.

The advantage of knowing about risks is that we can change our behavior to avoid them. Of course, it is easily observed that to avoid all risks would be impossible; it might entail no flying, no driving, no walking, eating and drinking only healthy foods and never being touched by sunshine. Even...

"Wake up, Robin", a gentle hand shook my shoulder. "Let's go." It was so very early but I loved those mornings when my father would wake me and take me on an adventure. When I was a boy and we were camping, we would leave in the quiet morning hours to enjoy the lake together, and attempt to...

Interview with the 2003 Economics Laureates, Clive W.J. Granger and Robert F. Engle III, December 11, 2003. Interviewers are Professor Karl-Gustaf Loefgren, Umea University, and Assistant Professor Anne-Sophie Crepin, Stockholm University.

For decades, my research was driven by outstanding problems in macroeconomics: mainly growth theory and employment theory. Then, around 1990, my research turned to the study of economic systems and my development as an economist took on added dimensions. This biography will start with my student...

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2003, information for the public.

Nobel Prize lecture.

Interview with the 2002 Laureates in Economics, Daniel Kahneman and Vernon L. Smith, December 12, 2002. Interviewers are Professor Karl-Gustaf Loefgren and Dr Anne-Sophie Crepin.