Richard H. Thaler wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics

Photo of Richard H. Thaler is displayed on the screen during the press conference to announce the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 9, 2017. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, or officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was awarded to Richard H. Thaler "for his contributions to behavioural economics," announced the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences here on Monday. (Xinhua/Shi Tiansheng)