December 7, 2001
Prize Fight
Does economics deserve a Nobel? Some descendants of Alfred B. Nobel, the 19th-century Swedish chemist and industrialist who created the awards, say absolutely not. And they want the economics prize to be renamed.
The family's demand comes even as laureates head to Stockholm and Oslo this month for the award ceremonies, and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the awards.
In an essay last month in Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish newspaper, four of Mr. Nobel's family members point
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