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bbcElinor Ostrom has become the first woman to win the Nobel prize for econoiics, since it began in 1969.
Ms Ostrom won the prize with fellow American Oliver Williamson for the pair's work on the organisation of co-operation in economic governance.
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is the last of the six Nobel prizes announced this year.
Easily the most high-profile was US President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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great news. congratulations, ms ostrom.