Nobel Prize in economics 2024 awarded to trio for work on differences in prosperity between nations

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.

Three economists share Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded jointly Monday to three researchers, two from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one from the University of Chicago, for their work in explaining global inequity among nations. Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, both economists at MIT, and James Robinson of Chicago won “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity,” the Nobel Committee wrote.

University of Chicago professor James A. Robinson among 3 awarded Nobel Prize – Usa news

A University of Chicago professor and two others were awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday morning. They were recognized for their research studying why some countries are rich and others poor and documenting that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper. James A. Robinson, an economist and political scientist at University of Chicago; Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson “demonstrated the importance of societal institutions f

UChicago professor awared 2024 Nobel Prize for research on global inequality

UChicago Professor James A. Robinson is the 101st scholar associated with the school to receive a Nobel Prize.

Nobel economics prize goes to inequality researchers | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

STOCKHOLM >> Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize today for research that explored the aftermath of colonization to understand why global inequality persists today, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship.