Nobel Prize

English 14 October 2024 has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 to Daron AcemogluMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA Simon JohnsonMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA James A. RobinsonUniversity of Chicago, IL, USA “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity” They have…

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This biography is intended to talk about how my early life contributed to my development as a scholar. This is necessarily speculative, since I have no evidence of what would have happened if my early life had been different. However, my impression is that my development as a scholar built on using my brain on…

I was born in Chicago in 1953. My maternal grandparents were Catholic. My grandmother, Ethel Elizabeth Houlehan Gunkel, was of Irish descent. She was a strong woman who lived to 100 and was lots of fun. My grandfather, Frederick Peter Gunkel, was of Austrian and German descent. He was the executive hog buyer for Oscar…

The Economist as Detective Ihave always wanted to be a detective. As a young child in New York City, I was determined to uncover the secrets of the mummies at the Museum of Natural History. I grew up in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, New York with my parents and older sister, Judy. I…

Through their lives and work, failures and successes – get to know the individuals who have been awarded the Nobel Prize. The host for this podcast is Adam Smith. A time for celebration In this special bonus episode of Nobel Prize Conversations, we shine a light on the many ways achievements in science are celebrated —…

Nobel Prize Conversations “I think we all have doubts about what we’re doing. I wouldn’t call that failure. It’s a sense that we question our own work” There are many roads one can take in life. But to what extent will your life choices decide what kind of person you become? Listen to our podcast…