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    Dr. Williamson earned his doctorate degree in 1963 from what was then Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. "On behalf of Carnegie Mellon University, I congratulate Oliver Williamson on this great honor" Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon said in a statement. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    On behalf of Carnegie Mellon University, I congratulate Oliver Williamson on this great honor
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago
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2 Nobel winners may shape financial crisis debate
  1. There are many, many people who have struggled mightily, and to be chosen for this prize is a great honor ... I'm still a little bit in shock.
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago
  2. There has been a huge discussion how the big banks -- the big investment banks -- have acted badly, with bosses who have misused their power, misused their shareholders' confidence, and that is in line with [Dr. Williamson's] theories
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago
  3. What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people involved -- as opposed to just having somebody in Washington … make a rule
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago
  4. The organization of the government itself is something which we ought to examine in a more self-conscious way -- the Federal Reserve and the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission ... The mission that each of them has is mainly economic but should be informed by good organizational practice...
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago
  5. Until her work, the thinking was: 'Let the state intervene,'
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago
  6. We are always pleased to see our alumni succeed, and in this case Dr. Williamson has achieved international recognition at the highest level. His work in economic governance has been groundbreaking, and this Nobel is well deserved.
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago
  7. The one lesson from the financial crisis is that we have overconfidence in institutions that are important to the functioning of the economy
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago
  8. Both Ostrom's and Williamson's research reveal how critically important it is to understand these so-called non-market institutions such as companies, governments, regulators and courts.
    SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 month ago

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