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The Nobel for Economics is not down to Mr Nobel. It was instituted by the Swedish Central Bank, and I think the selection committee is organised differently to the real Nobels.

Edit: Brain having a moment off - s/Swiss/Swedish/

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The selection processes for the real Nobels differ significantly in their organization, for what it's worth, though it's mostly Peace vs all the others... In particular, for the Peace prize the Norwegian Parliament appoints a 5-person committee that then selects the prize winner, while for the others various Swedish academic institutions select a committee that then proposes laureates back to a larger body that votes on them.

The swedish central bank, not the swiss.

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