Elinor Ostrom
- Year and place of birth : 1933 at New York NY
- County : USA
Nobel Prize in 2009 in the field of economics
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2009 was divided equally between Elinor Ostrom for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons and Oliver E. Williamson for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm.