Acceptance speech by Jean Tirole after receiving the 2008 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management.During his address, Tirole expresses his gratitude to the BBVA Foundation and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for an award he sees as recognition not only of his own career but also of the value of economic research as an essential tool for addressing global challenges. He highlights how game theory and information economics have transformed our understanding of markets and improved the design of more effective public policies—from industrial regulation to the management of financial or environmental crises.
He emphasizes the importance of collaborative work in research, recalling the colleagues and mentors who inspired his career, and advocates for the role of scientific knowledge as a driving force behind social, economic and technological pro
Acceptance speech by Jean Tirole after receiving the 2008 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management.During his address, Tirole expresses his gratitude to the BBVA Foundation and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for an award he sees as recognition not only of his own career but also of the value of economic research as an essential tool for addressing global challenges. He highlights how game theory and information economics have transformed our understanding of markets and improved the design of more effective public policies—from industrial regulation to the management of financial or environmental crises.
He emphasizes the importance of collaborative work in research, recalling the colleagues and mentors who inspired his career, and advocates for the role of scientific knowledge as a driving force behind social, economic and technological progress.
The 2008 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Economics, Finance and Management was granted to Jean Tirole, one of the world’s leading economists in the theoretical and practical application of Game Theory and Information Economics.
00:00 Presentation of the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics
00:44 Reading of the jury’s citation – Prof. Manuel González-Páramo
02:42 Award presented to Jean Tirole
03:30 Jean Tirole’s acceptance speech
04:54 The value of research and collaborative work
