EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 13 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:

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Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

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Joel Mokyr, the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and professor of economics and history in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, today (Oct. 13) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.