[PEN-L] Leon Walras and the Nobel Peace Prize

2007-12-31 Thread Michael Perelman
Kissinger's nauseating Nobel Peace Prize award might deflate some of the interest in beyond Leon Walras's nomination. Walras wrote his own nomination and had some colleagues submit it. The basis of his nomination was his work in mathematical economics. Although he wrote almost about free

Re: [PEN-L] Leon Walras and the Nobel Peace Prize

2007-12-31 Thread Jim Devine
On Dec 31, 2007 5:07 PM, Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kissinger's nauseating Nobel Peace Prize award might deflate some of the interest in beyond Leon Walras's nomination. Walras wrote his own nomination and had some colleagues submit it. The basis of his nomination was his

Re: [PEN-L] Leon Walras and the Nobel Peace Prize

2007-12-31 Thread Michael Perelman
Yes, almost nothing, according to the article. He was interested in showing how markets work, but free trade, as I understand it, usually refers to international trade. On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 06:06:47PM -0800, Jim Devine wrote: almost _nothing_ about free trade? -- -- Michael Perelman