James Robinson, a University of Chicago professor, was one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize for economics this year.

The influential study by Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson examines how colonial-era institutions continue to shape economic ...

This year’s economics award reinforces a comforting but false story about democracy.

How a leading economist learned to start worrying and fear artificial intelligence Editor's note: Daron Acemoglu, one of the leading experts on the effects of technology, was awarded the Nobel ...

As per the official press release, U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday. The trio was recognized for ...

MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu's new book examines the battle between state and society, which occasionally produces liberal-democratic freedom. Images are made available to non-commercial entities ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research that explains why societies with poor rule of law ...

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