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Interview with William D. Nordhaus on 6 December 2018 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. What’s the source of your passion for economic sciences? William D. Nordhaus: So my passion for economics. It comes from many sources; I think the biggest one is for the benefit of humanity or mankind as we used to…

Interview with Abhijit Banerjee on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Can you tell us about your childhood? Abhijit Banerjee: I grew up in a middle-class family in the city of Kolkata. I, just by accident more or less, happened to live right next door to one of the biggest slums…

Interview with Angus Deaton on 6 December 2015, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. What’s your story? Angus Deaton: What’s my story? What brought me to this scientific field? A lot of luck, a lot of accidents. I certainly didn’t start out to study economics. I think, you know, when I was in high…

Interview with Richard H. Thaler on 6 December 2017 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Did you ever think that you would get the call from Stockholm? Richard H. Thaler: You are not really allowed to think about it, but one can always hope. A friend of mine told me that he had won…

Interview with Esther Duflo on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How did you become interested in economics? Esther Duflo: I grew up in a suburb of Paris, in a family with three children. My father is a mathematician and my mother is a pediatrician. Nothing really remarkable about my childhood…

The Nobel Prize, National Geographic Documentary Films and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel have collaborated on a 5-part short documentary series, celebrating the ongoing impact and influence of Nobel Peace Prize laureates around the world. Watch the films here. Still Human “Losing a leg made me view myself as the least valuable person in…

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