Nobel Prize in Economics William Nordhaus (USA) and Paul Romer (USA), have won the Economics Prize for including climate change and technological innovation in longterm economic theory RECENT LAUREATES 2017: Richard Thaler (USA) “for his contributions to behavioural economics” 2016: Bengt Holmström (FIN) Oliver Hart (GBR) “for their contributions to contract theory” 2015: Angus Deaton (UK) “for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare” 2014: Jean Tirole (FRA) “for his analysis of market power and regulation” 2013: Eugene F. Fama (USA) Lars Peter Hansen (USA) Robert J. Shiller (USA) “for their empirical analysis of asset prices” Source: Nobelprize.org Pictures: Getty Images, Newscom, paulromer.net © GRAPHIC NEWS