Finn Kydland was awarded Nobel Prize 2004 in Economic Sciences "for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles." 
                            Nationality    Norway
                            Institution    University of California, Santa Barbara
                            Award          2004
                            Discipline     Economic Sciences
                            Co-recipients  Edward  Prescott
                            MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 2004 in Economic Sciences "for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles." 
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