<human>:  With respect to the CME, who was the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics?
<bot>: That would be Friedrich von Hayek. Hayek was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1974 for his work on the theory of money and economic fluctuations. Hayek is considered one of the most influential economists of the 20th century, and his work has had a major impact on the field of economics.