1.   But the Swedish Academy of Sciences, which administers the economics prize, insists on subtle distinctions.

2.   Still, from the perspective of those in the discipline, the economics prize remains tantalizing scarce.

3.   The controversy was so bitter, it almost put an end to the economics prize.

4.   The economics prize has occupied a slightly anomalous, occasionally precarious position in the glittering pantheon of Nobel prizes.

5.   Today, the economics prize is more coveted, and important, than ever.

6.   Amartya Sen, an Indian scholar, won the economics prize for his work in examining the causes behind famines and other catastrophes.

7.   American Robert E. Lucas Jr. won the Nobel economics prize Tuesday for showing that governments cannot outsmart taxpayers and wage-earners.

8.   Friends, colleagues of new Nobel laureate welcome economics prize.

9.   In five of the past six years, the economics prize has been won or shared by professors there.

10.   On Tuesday, the Nobel economics prize is announced.