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No Prosperity Without Economic and Political Liberty

Three American economists win Nobel Economics Prize for showing how free markets and democratic governance engender prosperity.

Reason · Oct 17, 2024

This year’s Nobel prize in economics awarded to team that examined what makes some countries rich and others poor

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to three US-based economists who examined the advantages of democracy and the rule of law, and why they are strong in some countries and not others.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024

Nobel economics prize: how colonial history explains why strong institutions are vital to a country’s prosperity – expert Q&A

This year’s Nobel memorial prize in economics has gone to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their work on why there are such vast differences in prosperity between nations.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024

US-based Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win 2024 Nobel economics prize

The award for work into why countries succeed and fail is the final prize to be given out this year and is worth $1.1m.

Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2024

Role Of Government, Poverty Research Tipped For Economics Nobel

Closing the season, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.

International Business Times · Oct 14, 2024

Goldman Sachs says AI is too expensive and unreliable — firm asks if 'overhyped' AI processing will ever pay off massive investments

Goldman Sachs interviewed several experts to offer contrarian views on the future of AI, plus they looked at the challenges the technology faces if it wants to grow indefinitely in the future.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 13, 2024

Angus Deaton on inequality: ‘The war on poverty has become a war on the poor’

The Nobel prize winner and author of new book Economics in America argues economists must get back to serving society

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2023

Power and Progress Is a Wrongheaded Critique of Tech Progress

An undercurrent of the book is that common people want whatever progressive intellectuals want them to want.

Reason · Sep 24, 2023

Slavery, revolution and war: Baillie Gifford prize longlist highlights history

Tania Branigan’s Red Memory and Jeremy Eichler’s Time’s Echo are among the titles in the running for the £50,000 award

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

AI’s disruptive economic impact, an India check

Artificial Intelligence could be highly disruptive, but growing advancements in AI are now a reality and being equipped with the latest tools will be an advantage

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023