1968, on the occasion of its 300th anniversary, the National Bank of Sweden provided funds to add the Nobel Prize in Economics (the full name is the Nobel Prize in Economic Science established by the Central Bank of Sweden to commemorate Alfred Bernd, also known as the Nobel Prize in Economics), which was awarded at the same time as the other five prizes from 1969.
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Nobel Prize mainly includes: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize and Nobel Prize in Economics.
According to the Nobel will, the physics prize and chemistry prize are assessed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, the physiology or medicine prize is assessed by the karolinska institutet, the literature prize is assessed by the Swedish Academy of Literature, and the peace prize is elected by the Norwegian Parliament.
The economics prize is awarded by the Science Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy. Each awarding unit has a Nobel Committee composed of five people responsible for the selection work, which is held every three years.
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