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NewsFlash: October 17, 2007

Why you should care about the 2007 economic Nobel

If your eyes glaze over upon hearing that three American economists won the Nobel Prize in economics for their research on “mechanism design theory,” let EPI research and policy director John Irons give you a reason to care.  His explanation in EPI’s Viewpoints illustrates how the theory can help design markets and public policy that work for more people.

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