Ghose, an econometrician by training, studies the economics of information technology.

FORBES: Personal Blogging at Work Increases Productivity

Last year, many economists hoped that Zvi Griliches, a noted econometrician who was unquestionably deserving of the prize, and was suffering from a long illness, would win.

ECONOMIST: Nobel prize in economics

It is, in short, an econometrician's dream.

ECONOMIST: Happiness is a warm vote