The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011 was awarded to:
Thomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims
Non-Technical Summary of their Contributions to the Field:
Technical Summary of their Contributions to the Field:
Fun Readings:
Economist Edward Glaeser discusses the contributions of this year's Nobel Laureates:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-10/nobel-winners-saved-macroeconomics-after-keynes-edward-glaeser.html
Prof. Sargent's excellent and brief UC Berkeley Graduation Address:
https://files.nyu.edu/ts43/public/personal/UC_graduation.pdf
Fed-Minneapolis Interviews:
Sargent Interview
Sims Interview
Update:
More Accolades for the 2011 Economics Nobel Laureates
Nobels Give Econometrics Pioneers Their Due by Lars Peter Hansen
Realism rewarded – The Economist