Roger B. Myerson was awarded Nobel Prize 2007 in Economic Sciences "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory." 
                            Nationality    United States
                            Institution    University of Chicago, United States of America
                            Award          2007
                            Discipline     Economic Sciences
                            Co-recipients  Eric S. Maskin, Leonid Hurwicz
                            MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 2007 in Economic Sciences "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory." 
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