Prize announcement

Watch the announcement of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 presented by Professor Hans Ellegren, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 14 October 2024.

Interview about the awarded work

“Inclusive institutions are good for long-run growth and prosperity.”

Immediately following the announcement, Professor Jan Teorell, co-opted member of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was interviewed by freelance journalist Sharon Jåma about the 2024 prize in economic sciences.

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