Coverage dated October 13, 2024

U.S. trio wins Nobel Prize in economic sciences for study of societal institutions' impact

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Three U.S.-based economists have won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for their work examining how institutions are formed and their effect on prosperity.

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  1. NPR

    Nobel Prize goes to 3 economists who study the wealth and poverty of nations (opens NPR)

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    The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their research on the institutional roots of national wealth and poverty. They will split the prize money of 11 million Swedish krona or about $1.058 million.

  2. UPI

    U.S. trio wins Nobel Prize in economic sciences for study of societal institutions' impact (opens UPI)

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    Three U.S.-based economists have won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for their work examining how institutions are formed and their effect on prosperity.

  3. The Economist

    An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and fail (opens The Economist)

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    Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson tackled the most important question of all | Finance & economics

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Nobel economics prize awarded to US-based economists (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson were awarded the Nobel prize in economic sciences on Monday.

  5. The Conversation US

    Nobel economics prize: how colonial history explains why strong institutions are vital to a country’s prosperity – expert Q&A (opens The Conversation US)

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    US-based Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson were recognised for their work on the vast differences in prosperity between nations.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Nobel Prize: Trio win 2024 award for economics – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson were picked for their studies on how institutions shape the economic success of nations. The $1 million prize was announced at a news conference in Stockholm.

  7. Washington Times

    Nobel economics prize is awarded for research into why countries succeed or fail (opens Washington Times)

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    The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research that explains why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate sustainable growth.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Nobel economics prize is awarded for research into how poor institutions affect countries’ success - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research that explains why societies

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Nobel economics prize goes to 3 economists who found that freer societies are more likely to prosper (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to three economists who have studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper.

  10. GBH News

    Two MIT professors share Nobel prize in economics (opens GBH News)

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    Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson among the three economists awarded for research into how poor institutions affect countries' success.

  11. Fortune

    Nobel economics prize goes to trio for research into reasons why some countries succeed and others fail (opens Fortune)

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    Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson.

  12. Insider

    3 US-based academics awarded the Nobel prize in economics for their work on wealth inequality (opens Insider)

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    Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson won for their "studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity," the committee said.

  13. Nature

    Why are some countries so rich? Economics Nobel awarded for study of inequality (opens Nature)

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    Nobel prizewinners Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson researched the contrasting fortunes of post-colonial nations.

  14. KTVZ Bend

    Nobel Prize in economics awarded to trio for explaining why some nations are rich and others poor (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — 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.

  15. Phys

    Trio wins economics Nobel for work on wealth inequality (opens Phys)

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    The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research into wealth inequality between nations.

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