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Economic historian Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize in economics for research on gender pay gap
by
David Brancaccio
and Chris Farrell
Oct 9, 2023
Claudia Goldin's work explores women's experience of the labor market and what factors drive the gender gap.
Nobel Prize in economics goes to trio focused on understanding, averting financial crises
Oct 10, 2022
The winners: former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond of the University of Chicago and Philip Dybvig of Washington University.
Nobel laureate Robert Wilson says auctions pervade our everyday life
by
Victoria Craig
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 13, 2020
Many products are now sold using "package auctions" for a more efficient allocation of goods.
U.S. economists win Nobel Prize for auction theory work
Oct 12, 2020
The winning economists designed auctions that allow for multiple bids over a period of time.
2 Americans win Nobel prize in economics for auction theory
Oct 12, 2020
Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson won the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”
How Nobel Prize winner Paul Romer redefined economics
Oct 8, 2018
Economists comment on what makes Romer’s views unique.
Nobel winner Nordhaus changed terms of climate debate
by
Scott Tong
Oct 8, 2018
There’s a new report out on climate change science and it’s bleak. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made up of thousands of scientists, finds the earth’s temperature has risen 1 degree Celsius — or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit — since pre-industrial times. And if we don’t keep warming under 2 degrees? Well, the oceans could rise an […]
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Richard Thaler wins Nobel for work in behavioral economics
Oct 9, 2017
The Nobel committee said Thaler’s work shows how human traits affect individual decisions and market outcomes.