The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024

Daron Acemoglu

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Prize share: 1/3

Simon Johnson

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Prize share: 1/3

James Robinson

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Prize share: 1/3

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 was awarded jointly to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity"

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