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. It usually consists of Swedish professors of economics or related subjects who are members of the academy, although the academy in principle could appoint anyone to the committee. Two of the members of the founding committee as well as later members of the committee had also been associated with the

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. The committee is a working body without decision power, and the final decision to award the prize is taken by the entire Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, after having a first discussion in the academy's Class for Social Sciences.

Current

Members of the 2018 Prize Committee

* Per Strömberg, Chairman * Jakob Svensson * Tomas Sjöström *

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* Eva Mörk

Secretary to the 2018 Prize Committee

The secretary takes part in Prize Committee meetings but cannot vote (by right). Unless, however, he or she has also been appointed as a Prize Committee full member—which entails the right to vote. (On a number of occasions, individuals have held both appointments.) * Torsten Persson

Former

Secretaries

* , 1969–1985 * Karl-Göran Mäler, 1986–1987 * Lars E. O. Svensson, 1991–1992 * Torsten Persson, 1993–2001 * Peter Englund, 2002––2013 * Torsten Persson, 2014–

Former members

* Bengt-Christer Ysander, 1991–1992 * Lars E. O. Svensson, 1993–2002 (chairman 1999–2002) * Lennart Jörberg, (associate member 1993) * Karl Gustav Jöreskog, 1995–2001 * Torsten Persson, 1995–2004 (chairman 2003–2004, also secretary) * Lars Engwall, (associate member 2003–2008) * Jakob Svensson, (associate member 2008)

References

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