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Birgit Grodal
Birgit Grodal (24 June 1943 - 4 May 2004), was an economics professor at the University of Copenhagen from 1968 until her death in 2004.
Early life.
Birgit Grodal was born on 24 June 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She grew up in Frederiksberg. She was the middle child having both a younger and an older brother. Grodal was interested in mathematics from a young age and used to fill the pages of her psalm book with equations. She was married to Torben Grodal.
Economy"" published in "Econometrica" in 1972, and "Existence of Approximate Cores with Incomplete Preferences" published in "Econometrica" in 1976.
The Birgit Grodal Award.
The Birgit Grodal Award is bestowed bi-annually (even years) in her memory, the winner receives €10,000. Danmarks Nationalbank agreed to sponsor the first three awards.
The recipients of the Birgit Grodal Award are:
- 2012: Hélène Rey
- 2014: Rachel Griffith
- 2016: Lucrezia Reichlin
- 2018