Multiple choice

Who among the following was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2009?

  1. Elizabeth Blackburn, Jack Szostak and Carol Greider

  2. Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith

  3. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath

  4. Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics (officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize) for their analysis of economic governance. Ostrom studied how communities manage common resources without government intervention, while Williamson examined how firms organize and make decisions. Their work challenged traditional economic theories about markets and hierarchies.