Nobel Prize Conversations Angus Deaton dreamed of being a pianist, a rugby player or a mathematician – but he just wasn’t good enough. After these setbacks, however, he discovered economics, and in 2015 he was awarded the prize in economic sciences for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare. Listen to a conversation conducted in…

Nobel Prize Conversations Nudges, sludges and the connection between stubbornness and success – listen to a conversation with Richard Thaler, conducted in February 2020. His work has helped us to understand how people make choices in the real world and has also given us tools to nudge people towards better decisions. The host of this…

Nobel Prize Conversations “I was just curious about everything” Meet economist Philip Dybvig in a podcast episode. He tells us about his endless curiosity and how his parents encouraged his interest in the world from an early age. In his childhood home music played an important role and Dybvig shares how he and the rest of…

Nobel Prize Conversations “I think economics is getting closer and closer to being a respectable science” “I think economics is getting closer and closer to being a respectable science. Even when we were not the most respectable science, we still needed to keep pushing forward because the topic actually matters to the planet, to the…

Watch the Nobel Prize award ceremony from Konserthuset Stockholm (the Stockholm Concert Hall) in Sweden on 10 December 2022.

The Prize in Economic Sciences 2007 Buyers and sellers sometimes haggle too hard and therefore fail to trade. Desirable joint projects are sometimes not undertaken because the projects’ beneficiaries fail to agree how the costs should be shared. Sickness insurance, for example, is typically criticized either for offering too little coverage or for inviting misuse.…

Credits Production TWI: Narrator: Josette Simon Titles and Graphics: Kevin Cooney Editor: Gidon Benari Sound: Stuart Browne Researcher: Alex Gervin Production Manager: Kate Best Executive Producer: Rick Thomas Producer: Linda Daniel Camera: Sveriges Television AB – SVT Copyright Acknowledgements: Bank of England Banque de France – dec. 2004 The Econometric Society European Central Bank Ford…

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Watch a video clip of the 2022 laureate in economic sciences, Philip Dybvig, receiving his prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2022.

Watch a video clip of the 2022 laureate in economic sciences, Douglas Diamond, receiving his prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2022.