Comments on: Nobel Economics Prize Potential Winner Odds http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:29:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: wunsacon http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224717 wunsacon Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:21:31 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224717 If you award a Nobel to me, I promise to do everything I can to earn it. If you award a Nobel to me, I promise to do everything I can to earn it.

]]> By: rmasand http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224714 rmasand Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:02:44 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224714 Obama's not on the list. A lad from Ladbroke's explained, on NPR, that Obama had started at 25/1 but ended up at 20/1 towards the end. Mankiw's Ladbroke list is just uh..broke. Obama’s not on the list. A lad from Ladbroke’s explained, on NPR, that Obama had started at 25/1 but ended up at 20/1 towards the end. Mankiw’s Ladbroke list is just uh..broke.

]]> By: madman130 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224698 madman130 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:45 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224698 Barak Obama 1.9/1 Barak Obama 1.9/1

]]> By: owen b http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224809 owen b Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:22:41 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224809 For those who suggested Roubini get the prize, please read this: http://www.erictyson.com/articles/20081024_1 For those who suggested Roubini get the prize, please read this:

http://www.erictyson.com/articles/20081024_1

]]> By: Ironic Nobel Prize Award in Economics: Ostrom & Williamson | The Big Picture http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224801 Ironic Nobel Prize Award in Economics: Ostrom & Williamson | The Big Picture Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:45:57 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224801 [...] we noted last night, Eugene Fama was the odds on favorite to win at thew various prediction markets at 2 to 1. The [...] [...] we noted last night, Eugene Fama was the odds on favorite to win at thew various prediction markets at 2 to 1. The [...]

]]> By: The Curmudgeon http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224796 The Curmudgeon Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:20:49 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224796 The most valuable use of Mr. Nobel's invention would be to blast the Nobel prize--our modern-day version of sainthood in our hubristic worship of the human intellect--to oblivion. Who really gives a damn? After awarding a peace prize to a man whose singular accomplishment was having the proper mix of black and white genes to make him electable against an aging representative of a regime forlorn of new ideas, why should anyone care who gets what Nobel? The most valuable use of Mr. Nobel’s invention would be to blast the Nobel prize–our modern-day version of sainthood in our hubristic worship of the human intellect–to oblivion.

Who really gives a damn? After awarding a peace prize to a man whose singular accomplishment was having the proper mix of black and white genes to make him electable against an aging representative of a regime forlorn of new ideas, why should anyone care who gets what Nobel?

]]> By: Monday links: fear of the unknown Abnormal Returns http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224795 Monday links: fear of the unknown Abnormal Returns Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:19:47 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224795 [...] pair of 50/1 shots win the Nobel prize in Economics. (WSJ, Clusterstock, Real Time Economics, EconLog, Marginal [...] [...] pair of 50/1 shots win the Nobel prize in Economics. (WSJ, Clusterstock, Real Time Economics, EconLog, Marginal [...]

]]> By: Wes Schott http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224794 Wes Schott Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:18:52 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224794 Ostrom and Williamson - 2, 50:1 shots Ostrom and Williamson – 2, 50:1 shots

]]> By: KellyD3 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224792 KellyD3 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:12:27 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224792 I'm surprised that Lawrence Yun (The Big Picture's favorite economist) is not on the list. I’m surprised that Lawrence Yun (The Big Picture’s favorite economist) is not on the list.

]]> By: number2son http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/economic-nobel-odds/comment-page-1/#comment-224790 number2son Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:08:29 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=40917#comment-224790 What, no odds on Larry Summers? After Paul Lizza's fawning encomium in last week's New Yorker (see http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/12/091012fa_fact_lizza), you'd think he'd have some pretty good odds. Honestly, after reading that article I am sorely tempted to cancel my subscription. It is the worst example of critical journalism I have ever suffered. What, no odds on Larry Summers? After Paul Lizza’s fawning encomium in last week’s New Yorker (see http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/12/091012fa_fact_lizza), you’d think he’d have some pretty good odds.

Honestly, after reading that article I am sorely tempted to cancel my subscription. It is the worst example of critical journalism I have ever suffered.

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