Differences in Nobel laureates across disciplines

• Main Authors: Lim, Davina Hui Hui, Tham, Sherin Xue Ling, Yeo, Xue Ling
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59392
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Are Economists really different from non-Economists? In this paper, we constructed a data set on Nobel Laureates’ personal life, to investigate if Economists are indeed different by studying their degree of self-interest across disciplines. Our study has made use of the observable characteristics of...