Indiana Univ. Prof Brings Home Nobel

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 12, 2009 2:40PM

While it's unlikely this Nobel Prize win will bring the attention of that other Nobel winner, it's still worth noting Indiana Univ. professor Elinor Ostrom was named the co-recipient of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics. Ostrom is the first woman to win the award since it's inception over 40 years ago and she shares the award with Oliver Williamson, a professor at the University of California. According to the New York Times, "Ms. Ostrom’s work focuses on the commons, such as how pools of users manage natural resources as common property." [NYT, WBEZ]