STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday for their research into why some countries ...

Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, of MIT, and James A. Robinson, of the University of Chicago, won the prize Monday for ...

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for their research ...

The prize was given to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for work that advanced the understanding of ...

The prize was given to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for work that advanced the understanding of ...

The award is formally known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Instituted by the ...

Discover how Nobel laureates Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson link global economic inequality to colonial-era institutions.

Their research centered around tracing the roots of the question: "Why are some countries poorer and others more prosperous?

Their research has provided “a much deeper understanding of the root causes of why countries fail or succeed.” ...

As per the official press release, U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson were awarded the ...

Three economists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for their studies of 'how institutions are formed and affect prosperity'.

The three received the award for their work on the differences in prosperity among nations, and the role institutions play in ...