Jean Tirole Interview

Interview, December 2014

Interview with 2014 Laureate in Economic Sciences Jean Tirole, 6 December 2014.

Transcript of the interview

Jean Tirole explains his work to young students.

Jean Tirole on breakthroughs in his research.

Jean Tirole on what brought him to economic sciences.

Jean Tirole on role models.

Jean Tirole on learning he had been awarded the Prize.

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Nobel Minds 2014

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The 2014 Nobel Laureates met at the Grünewald Hall in the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on 11 December 2014 for the traditional round-table discussion and TV program ‘Nobel Minds’. The Nobel Laureates discussed the discoveries for which they’ve been honored, how these can be applied in a practical way, and the role of science in today’s society. The discussion was hosted by Zeinab Badawi of the BBC.

Short Interview, 10 December 2014

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Jean Tirole, 2014 Laureate in Economic Sciences, is interviewed by Anna Hedenmo during the Nobel Banquet on 10 December 2014. In this short interview, Jean Tirole talks about what his and Patrick Modiano’s Nobel Prizes mean to the French people, that there is a lot of talent in France and the responsibility of getting people interested in Economics.

Interview, October 2014

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Telephone interview with Jean Tirole following the announcement of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2014, 13 October 2014. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer of Nobel Media. Jean Tirole was incredibly surprised when he got the news that he has been awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2014. He then told his wife – and his mother. “She’s 90 years old. I first asked her to sit before I told her the news.”

Transcript of the telephone tnterview with Jean Tirole

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