University of MD Professor wins Nobel Prize!

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<p>Here is a testimonial from a recent PhD who did his doctoral work at U of MD:</p>

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Tom is a wonderful teacher and an incredibly kind person.</p>

<p>You may notice that news reports place Tom’s age at 84—Tom may be 84, but he isn’t old.</p>

<p>A few semesters ago, I went over to Tom’s house to talk about my dissertation. He proceeded to serve a very civilized lunch, a bottle of red wine and, before too long, what remained of my dissertation. It was one of the best experiences of my graduate studies, not the least because the dissertation was better for the trouble.

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<p>source: <a href=“http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/818/tom-schelling-wins-nobel-prize[/url]”>http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/818/tom-schelling-wins-nobel-prize&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Hmmm… I am thinking our own wisteria may well be a member of The Committee. Or should be.

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<p>If I were a member of the Nobel committee, Tom Schelling would have gotten the prize years ago!</p>

<p>Unfortunately, it’s not up to me, but I’m glad the Committee finally saw fit to honor him. (Speaking of fit, he is exceptionally fit–lithe and a runner for many years–maybe the committee figured they could take their time and he’d still be alive for a while. I just looked up the complete list of past Nobel winners here: <a href=“American Economic Association”>American Economic Association;
It looks like Tom Schelling is the oldest recipient of the econ prize, but he is, as the above blogger says, an exceptionally vigorous and sharp 84-year-old! We should all be so lucky!)</p>