• The first Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Ragnar Frisch (Norway, born in 1895) and Jan Tinbergen (The Netherlands, born in 1903) in 1969.
• The Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, according to the same principles as for the Nobel Prizes that have been awarded since 1901.

The Nobel prize for Economics was set up by the Bank of Sweden in 1968 in memory of Alfred Nobel. It was the President of the Bank of Sweden who instituted the new award.

The Nobel prize for Economics was set up by the Bank of Sweden in 1968 in memory of Alfred Nobel. It was the President of the Bank of Sweden who instituted the new award.

In 1968, the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was established by the Sveriges Riksbank (Swedish National Bank) in memory of Alfred Nobel. This new category recognized outstanding contributions to the field of economics.

The Nobel Prize is awarded by various organizations based in Sweden, in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Prizes are awarded in six categories: Peace, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, and Economic Sciences.