Nobel Prize reception highlights

Princeton's Sims wins Nobel in economics with visiting professor Sargent .

A 40-year path of friendly arguments and groundbreaking studies of how governments weigh policies to deal with economic troubles has led a pair of prominent economists to share the 2011 Nobel Prize in their field. Princeton University professor Christopher Sims was honored along with Thomas Sargent, a New York University economist and visiting professor this semester at Princeton, for developing tools to analyze the economic causes and effects of monetary policy.

1:10 P.M. OCT. 10 UPDATE - Princeton's Sims wins Nobel in economics with visiting professor Sargent .

Princeton University professor Christopher Sims has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics along with Thomas Sargent, a New York University economist who is a visiting professor at Princeton, for developing tools to analyze the effect of monetary policy on the economy.

Princeton's Sims wins Nobel in economics along with visiting professor Sargent .

Princeton's Sims presented with Nobel Prize in economics .

Princeton University professor Christopher Sims accepted his Nobel Prize in economics Dec. 10 during a ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden. The prize was awarded to Sims along with Thomas Sargent, a New York University economist and visiting professor this semester at Princeton, for developing tools to analyze the economic causes and effects of monetary policy.

Additional quotes from Nobel winners' colleagues and students .

Additional quotes from the colleagues and students of 2011 Nobel Prize in economics winners Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent.

Angus Deaton receives Nobel Prize in economics .

Princeton University professor Angus Deaton has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in economics for his contributions to understanding consumption at the individual level and in aggregate. 

Angus Deaton receives Nobel Prize medal, bringing Princeton tally to 40 .

Princeton University professor Angus Deaton received his medal for the 2015 Nobel Prize in economic sciences Dec. 10 in Stockholm. Princeton has a storied history with the Nobel Prize, with 40 individuals affiliated with the University receiving prizes over the past century.