Posted on 10/12/2009 3:15:03 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
Brought to my attention by a sharp-eyed AIPNews correspondent:
American is first woman to win Nobel in economics
Associated Press
Jeannine Aversa, Karl Ritter And Matt Moore
WASHINGTON – Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson on Monday for analyzing economic governance — the rules by which people exercise authority in companies and economic systems.
Ostrom was also the fifth woman to win a Nobel award this year — a record for the prestigious honors.
It was also an exceptionally strong year for the United States, with 11 American citizens — some of them with dual nationality — among the 13 Nobel winners, including President Barack Obama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Ostrom, 76, and Williamson, 77, shared the 10 million kronor ($1.4 million) economics prize for work that "advanced economic governance research from the fringe to the forefront of scientific attention," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
I thought it was the “em dash” (the “en dash” is the one used for dates, right?), but wasn’t sure so I just called it the “long hyphen.” I know that the em dash isn’t really a type of hyphen, but I didn’t think that anyone would call me on it. : )
By the way, just wondering, what is it called when tweetle beetles battle with paddles in a bottle and the bottle’s on a poodle and the poodle’s eating noodles?
Your screen name reminds me of my favorite license plate: SO2MAN.
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