[PEN-L:497] Re: Nobel prize in Econ.

Joseph Noonan asked: That would certainly be fun, but the Economics prize is funded by some Swiss bank(s), isn't it? I mean, it's not a *real* Nobel Prize, is it? Alfred didn't set it up and I don't believe his legacy pays for it. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong. -- It is funded by

[PEN-L:499] Re: Nobel prize in Econ.

On the other hand, it is said that Nobel adamantly opposed having a Prize for mathematicians because a mathematician slept with his wife. "His" presumably refers to Alfred and not the mathematician. Regards, Tom Walker ^^^ #408 1035

[PEN-L:500] Screwed Up Digest

This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info. Does anyone else here have their options set to MAIL DIGEST? The digest for PEN-L is messed up,

[PEN-L:502] Re: Screwed Up Digest

Art McGee has a problem with pen-l digest. I do not have access to the information right now, but there is a problem with reading the digest under microsoft mail. I will try to find out the answer unless someone else on the list recalls the fix. Art, I never received an e-mail from you on this

[PEN-L:501] Huger in Russia

#3 From: "Frank Durgin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 10 Oct Subject: Hunger in Russia Anne Applebaum, in her Intellectual Capital piece (Vol 3, Issue 40 October8-14 "Don't forget about the Real Russians" , wrote "It is not true, for example, that people are starving" I don't know what

[PEN-L:498] Re: Re: Nobel prize in Econ.

At 10:11 AM 10/12/98 -0700, you wrote: Joseph Noonan asked: That would certainly be fun, but the Economics prize is funded by some Swiss bank(s), isn't it? I mean, it's not a *real* Nobel Prize, is it? Alfred didn't set it up and I don't believe his legacy pays for it. Somebody please correct

[PEN-L:496] Ko$$$ovo (fwd)

== Having finally run wires down into my all-purpose disaster shelter this past weekend, I spent a short while online in search of overlooked gems. Here is something that none of the list's NYT hounds noticed during the summer, apparently, presented in his inimitable

[PEN-L:492] Re: Re: Financial breakdown in Japan

G'day Barkley, Tom and Valis, Thanks for this rather important reminder, Barkley. Hey, the Japanese have a huge trade surplus Which it needs, eh? Japanese exporters are taking a right kicking on the Nikkei just now. Weak regional demand and a strong yen ain't a long-term scenario. and