Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to trio for explaining global inequality
Daren Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson won The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics for their inspiring research on “ How institutions are formed and affect prosperity” Annouced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The awardees work showcases the importance of societal institutions in a nation’s economic achievement.
The chair Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences Jakob Svensson, pointed out the awardees successful work in dealing with global inequality. “Stating the income between countries is one of the major challenges of our time. The awardees have shown how challenging societal institutions are in achieving this goal," he said.