Nobel for Economics Awarded to Authors of ‘Why Nations Fail’ and an Ex-IMF Figure
Acemoglu, who was born in Istanbul, and Johnson, who was born in the U.K., are professors of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Robinson is a professor of eco
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to trio for explaining why some nations are rich and others poor
Three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize Monday for their research into how the nature of institutions helps explain why some countries become rich and others remain poor.
Nobel economics prize is awarded for research into why countries succeed or fail
The Nobel memorial prize in economics has been awarded to three U.S.-based academics who studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more lik
Why nations fail or succeed: what this year’s Economics Nobel winners worked on
The Nobel laureates in the economic sciences have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity. Societies with a poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate growth or change for the better.
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Economics Nobel winners sought to answer the question why some nations lag others
The novelty in their work is the way they put 500 years of statistical evidence to show that the quality of institutions determines success. Democracies have a better chance of getting rich. China, however,
Two MIT professors awarded Nobel Prize in economics. Here's what they studied
MIT professors awarded Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Two professors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, k
Trio of economists wins Nobel Prize for work on wealth of nations
The 2024 Nobel Prize for economics has been awarded to academics Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for their work on wealth disparities between nations. Acemoglu and Johnson are professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
University of Chicago professor James Robinson, 2 other economists share Nobel prize in economics
Their research centered around tracing the roots of the question: "Why are some countries poorer and others more prosperous? And why do those inequalities persist?"
University of Chicago professor wins Nobel Prize for groundbreaking economic research
A University of Chicago professor is among three Nobel Prize winners. The three economists behind this research are credited for giving a deeper understanding into the root causes of why countries fail or succeed.
Nobel economics prize goes to inequality researchers
Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation to understand why global inequality persists today, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship.
Two MIT economists share economics sciences Nobel
Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors have become the institution's latest Nobel laureates. New laureate Simon Johnson, a professor of entrepreneurship at MIT, joined Lynn Jolicoeur on WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the award and the research that led to it.
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A Nobel prize for an explanation of why nations fail
A trio of economists just won a Nobel prize for their insights into how democratic and other inclusive institutions are ...
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An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and fail
This year’s winners of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, usually called the Nobel ...
Trump Dismantling the Rule of Law Will Destroy the Economy
Their warning builds on the insights of Milton Friedman, the famous free-market economist who “believed the limitations on ...
Nobel for Economics Awarded to Authors of ‘Why Nations Fail,’ Former IMF Chief Economist
The prize was given to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for work that advanced the understanding of ...
Three Receive Nobel in Economics for Research on Global Inequality
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson shared the award for their work on explaining the gaps in prosperity between ...
Nobel prize brings global inequality back in focus
The Nobel committee has put the spotlight back on global inequalities. Bestowing its prestigious economics prize on Daron ...