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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Economics (81) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 2010s (106) 2016 (11) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1940s (122) 1949 (7) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, Nordic countries (56) Finland (4) Helsinki (2) 18. Living Winners 18. Living Winners Alive (292) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name A-D (182) B (24) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) H (72) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name A-D (94) B (9) Bengt (2) 23. Religion 23. Religion z-Missing value reason (465) Source data not available (465) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 60 - 69 (252) 68 (24) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Social Scientists and Related Workers (87) Economists (76) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, Nordic countries (59) Finland (5) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University North America (309) United States (303) Northeastern states (122) Massachusetts (62) Cambridge (20) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (20) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University North America (529) United States (521) Midwestern states (201) Illinois (131) Chicago (107) Northwestern University (19) Long-term academic staff (6) University of Chicago (97) Short-term academic staff (39) Northeastern states (374) Connecticut (61) New Haven (61) Yale University (61) Long-term academic staff (28) Massachusetts (226) Cambridge (217) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (93) Long-term academic staff (33) Western states (262) California (253) Stanford (83) Stanford University (83) Alumni (13) Short-term academic staff (35) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) A (635) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (531) R-T (460) R (448) Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (19) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (111) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards E-F (439) F (394) Fellow of the Econometric Society (72) complete name: Bengt Robert Holmström nobel prize: economics award year: 2016 together with: Oliver Hart prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016 was awarded jointly to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström "for their contributions to contract theory." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts birth name: Bengt Robert Holmström given name: Bengt family name: Holmström occupation: economist occupation: university teacher work location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139-4307, United States of America description: Bengt Robert Holmström is a Finnish economist who is currently Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Together with Oliver Hart, he received the Central Bank of Sweden Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016. image copyright: © Nobel Media AB. Photo: A. Mahmoud image citation: The Prize in Economic Sciences 2016. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2016/summary/> date birth: 1949 usual name: Bengt Holmström