Maurice Allais (born May 31, 1911) was the 1988 winner of The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources. He was born in Paris, France.

Also first noted the Allais effect.

Notable quotes

• "In essence, the present creation of money, out of nothing by the banking system, is similar - I do not hesitate to say it in order to make people clearly realize what is at stake here - to the creation of money by counterfeiters, so rightly condemned by law."

External links

• Maurice Allais ? Autobiography (http://www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/1988/allais-autobio.html)
• Maurice Allais Internet Site (http://allais.maurice.free.fr/)

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