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Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors share Nobel Prize in economics
STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday for their research into why some countries succeed and others fail. Two of the three economists are professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Nobel economics prize goes to 3 economists who found that freer societies are more likely to prosper
The three economists “have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity,” the Nobel committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
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Nobel economics prize winners explore how country's institutions affect prosperity
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson were awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics for their work on why there are such vast differences in prosperity between nations.
US-based Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win 2024 Nobel economics prize
The award for work into why countries succeed and fail is the final prize to be given out this year and is worth $1.1m.
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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 Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A Robinson,  is a reminder that income disparities among and within nations are just as important as climate change,
Two MIT professors among recipients of Nobel prize in economics
Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, of MIT, and James A. Robinson, of the University of Chicago, won the prize Monday for research into differences in prosperity between nations.
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,
U.S. Economists Win Nobel Prize for Work on Global Wealth Inequality
U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on wealth inequality. Their work focuses on how poor governance and exploitative institutions hinder a country’s economic development.
Nobel prize awarded for research into how poor institutions impact success
The Nobel memorial prize in economics has been awarded to three U.S.-based academics for research into why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate sustainable growth.
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, both MIT professors, win Nobel Prize
Their studies have shown the importance of giving people a real democratic voice for countries’ economic survival, the Nobel ...
Nobel Economics Prize Awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded on Monday to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, both of the ...
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson win Nobel Prize for research on why countries succeed or fail
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson win the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics for their research into how ...
Nobel Economics Prize 2024: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson win - as it happened
The trio won for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation to understand why global inequality persists today.
Nobel economics prize for 2024 awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
The winner of the award, officially the "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel," receives $1 ...