Nobel Prize

Interview with the 2024 economic sciences laureate Daron Acemoglu, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Where does your passion for economic sciences come from? I got into economics as a teenager. Growing up in Turkey, I became interested in social issues, especially I was troubled by the fact that the…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “I’m not one of these people who keeps the phone on, and the champagne in the fridge” Peter Howitt certainly didn’t seem to be expecting the news of his 2025 prize in economic sciences. In this call recorded just after the announcement, he talks to the Nobel Prize’s Adam…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “It’s fantastic, Peter, isn’t that great? Yes!” Listen to Philippe Aghion telling Peter Howitt that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has been attempting to call him, captured as part of this call made shortly after the public announcement of their joint 2025 economic sciences prize. In this conversation…

Philippe Aghion receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. Philippe Aghion lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. Philippe Aghion lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. The 2025 economic sciences laureates gathered on stage after their…

Joel Mokyr receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. Joel Mokyr lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. The 2025 economic sciences laureates gathered on stage after their prize lectures at Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. Joel Mokyr arriving at…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 laureate in economic sciences Joel Mokyr on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Joel Mokyr answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): How were you as a child? Was there a particular teacher that influenced you? What do you…

Watch the announcement of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 presented by professor Hans Ellegren, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 13 October 2025. Interview about the awarded work “The prize helps us understand the good news of technological change and potential threats” Kerstin…

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