Nobel Prize

English 13 October 2025 has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Joel MokyrNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Israel “for…

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Interview with the 2022 economic sciences laureate Philip Dybvig on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Where does your passion for economics come from?  Philip Dybvig: That’s a complicated question. I actually have passions for a lot of things. Close to when she passed, my mom taught me something about myself.…

Interview with the 2022 economic sciences laureate Douglas Diamond on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Where does your passion for economics come from?  Douglas Diamond: I started in high school really liking physical science. I got interested in doing research from taking an advanced biology course in high school and…

Interview with the 2019 economic sciences laureate Michael Kremer on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How was your interest in science sparked? Michael Kremer: As a child, I was interested in science and I was fortunate enough to be mentored by a physics professor, Larry Weaver. He taught me the…

Interview with the 2022 economic sciences laureate Ben Bernanke on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Where does your passion for economics come from?  Ben Bernanke: I got interested in economics in college and it was because I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I was looking at all different…

Nobel Prize Conversations “With the great power to invent technology comes a great responsibility.” In this lively and energetic podcast conversation, economic sciences laureate Simon Johnson talks about how the past, future and present are interconnected, as well as how science fiction and history are intertwined. He comes to the conclusion that “science fiction is…