Unlike other Nobel Prizes, the Economics Prize wasn’t originally part of Alfred Nobel’s will—and that has sparked decades of controversy. Some critics argue it isn’t a real Nobel Prize, while others ...

STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday for their research into why some countries succeed and others fail. Two of the three economists are professors at the ...

The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research that explains why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative ...

The economics prize is officially known as Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Unlike the prizes for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to three economists who have studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer ...

The winners of this year's Nobel Prize in economics will equally share a prize of 11 million Swedish kronor, which is about $1 million USD.

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ... chair of the committee for the economics prize, wrote in a statement. Acemoglu is an expert in macroeconomics and political economy at the ...