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31.12.2004: 1983 Economics Nobel-laurete Gérard Debreu, known for his rigorous reformulation of general equilibrium theory, died platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/…

30.12.2008, the Case-Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history (United States housing bubble) platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… youtube.com/watch?v=hTc6yB4u…

29.12.1992: The United States and Russia announced agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… nytimes.com/1992/12/30/world…

Quote of the day: ‘The function of entrepreneurs is to reform or revolutionize the pattern of production by exploiting an invention or, more generally, an untried technological possibility for producing a new commodity or producing an old one in a new w... platform.projectprofit.eu/qu…

27.12.1945, International Monetary Fund and World Banks are formally established platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… historychannel.com.au/this-d…

26.12.1940, 2004 Economics Nobel-laureate Edward C. Prescott, known for his influential work in macroeconomics and business cycles, was born. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/…

25.12.1991: Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s first and last executive president, resigns. The Soviet Union no longer exsists. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… history.com/this-day-in-hist…

Quote of the day: ‘Christmas is the season when you buy this year's gifts with next year’s money’. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu…

23.12.1947: The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… youtube.com/watch?v=6yoJ6qFD…

22.12.1995, 1977 Economics Nobel-laureate James Meade, known for his work on international trade and international capital movements, died. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/…

21.12.1898: French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered 2 new elements that they later named radium and polonium. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… youtube.com/watch?v=3hnHv-Bj…

20.12.1803: First electronic television system was patented. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… google.co.uk/patents/US21410…

19.12.1909: The UN General Assembly adopted Resolutions 1714 (XVI) for the formation of its World Food Program (WFP). platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… unsceb.org/content/wfp

18.12.1951: 2012 Economics Nobel-laureate Alvin Roth, known for his eminent contributions in game theory and experimental economics, is born. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/…

17.12 Insurance and finance company Conseco Incorporated filed for Chapter Eleven protection in the third-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… nytimes.com/2002/12/19/busin…

16.12.1773, Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbour in protest against British imposed Tea Act. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… history.com/topics/american-…

15.12.1978: Cleveland became the first major US city since the Great Depression to default on its loans. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… usnews.com/news/national/art…

14.12.1960: Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… unesdoc.unesco.org/images/00…

13.12.2009, 1989 Economics Nobel-laureate Trygve Haavelmo, known for pioneering work in probablity theory and econometrics, was born. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… econlib.org/library/Enc/bios…

12.12.1950: 2007 Economics Nobel-laureate Eric Maskin, the person who laid the foundations of mechansim sesign theory, was born. platform.projectprofit.eu/qu… nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/…