Readers & Thinkers: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics: You can talk people into one more drink tonight, but even the drunkest optimist knows tomorrow morning is coming.

Posted by on Oct 12, 2026 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics: You can talk people into one more drink tonight, but even the drunkest optimist knows tomorrow morning is coming. Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2026 was announced today, October 12, 2026. It went to Michael Woodford and Robert Hall.   Woodford is 71 years old and was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts.  He obtained his  B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago, his law degree from Yale Law School, and his Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Oct 4, 2026 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields.  The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 12, 2026 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winners Last year, the prize was given to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt.    By the way, on November 10, 2026, Joel Mokyr will be lighting up the minds of our students in a guest lecture.   The prize...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics: Don’t fear progress, but make sure to be prepared …

Posted by on Oct 13, 2025 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics: Don’t fear progress, but make sure to be prepared … Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2025 was announced today, October 13, 2025. It went to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt.     Mokyr is 79 years old and was born in Leiden, Netherlands.  He obtained his  B.A. in economics from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and his Master’s and Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.  His Nobel-winning work...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Oct 6, 2025 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields.  The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 13, 2025 (Columbus Day). By the way, San Francisco, unfortunately, still has not returned the Columbus statue to its place. Last Year’s Winners Last year, the prize was given to Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson. The prize was given “for studies of how...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics: …il principe non ruba e non deve mai derubare i suoi concittadini o i suoi sudditi, perché si dimentica prima la morte del padre assassinato che la perdita del proprio patrimonio…

Posted by on Oct 14, 2024 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics: …il principe non ruba e non deve mai derubare i suoi concittadini o i suoi sudditi, perché si dimentica prima la morte del padre assassinato che la perdita del proprio patrimonio… Dear All: Well, who won? The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2024 was announced today, October 14, 2024. It went to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson.     Acemoglu is 57 years old and was born in Instanbul, Turkey.  He obtained his  B.A. in economics from York University and his Master’s and Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics.  His Nobel-winning...
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Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction

Posted by on Oct 9, 2024 in Readers & Thinkers | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prediction Dear All: This week begins the annual announcement of Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields.  The economics Nobel prize will be announced on October 14, 2024 (Columbus Day). Last Year’s Winners Last year, the prize was given to Claudia Goldin  “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”.  I wrote a post blog about that.   Who will win in 2024? As I’ve said before,...
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