Michael Milken, the very first winner of the Ig Nobel Economics Prize, was pardoned today by the current President of the United States, Donald Trump. The 1991 Ig Nobel Prize for economics was awarded to “Michael Milken, titan of Wall Street and father of the junk bond, to whom the world is indebted”. Fox Business […]
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“Junk”—a new play about the first Ig Nobel Economics Prize winner (Michael Milken)
“Junk” is a new play, based on the life of the winner of the first Ig Nobel Economics Prize. That Ig Nobel prize was awarded, in 1991, to Michael Milken, titan of Wall Street and father of the junk bond, to whom the world is indebted. James B. Stewart reviewed the new play, for the New York […]
Ig Nobellian Milken, junk-bond king, now crusades for cures
Michael Milken, who was awarded the 1991 Ig Nobel Prize for economics, has become a crusader for medical legislation and funding. The Ig Nobel prize cited Milken as “father of the junk bond, to whom the world is indebted“. Sheila Kaplan, reporting for STAT, profiles Milken’s recent activities: WASHINGTON — Nearly 1,200 lobbyists roamed the halls of Congress […]