Nobel Prize In Economics Awarded To University Of Chicago Professor And Two Others

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Mon, 10/14/2024 - 6:46am

James A. Robinson, an economist and political scientist at the University of Chicago, was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics along with two professors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Monday. The three received the award for their work on the differences in prosperity among nations, and the role institutions play in economic progress. “Reducing the vast differences in income between countries is one of our time’s greatest challenges.

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Nobel Prize In Economics Awarded To University Of Chicago Professor And Two Others

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