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The Nobel Prize in Economics was not one of the five prizes established by Alfred Nobel in 1895. However, it is presented at the same time as the others in Nobel's memory. It was established and funded in 1968 and first awarded in 1969.
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 for Economics was established in 1968, and in 1969, the first Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded jointly to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen.
Lars Onsager won The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968.
Yasunari Kawabata won The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968.
The Nobel prizes are awarded for Peace, Literature, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Physics. There is not a category for Economics in the list of the awards which were established by the will of Alfred Nobel. There is an award called the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. This prize was established in 1968. The first American to be awarded this prize was Paul Samuelson.
Luis Walter Alvarez won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1968 was awarded to Rene Cassin.
Har Gobind Khorana won The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968.
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was established and funded in 1968 by the Sveriges Riksbank. The first award was given in 1969 to Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch and Jan Tinbergen.
1968
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.