Nobel Prize-winning economist Claudia Goldin, whose groundbreaking research has transformed understanding of women’s roles in the economy and workforce, will deliver the University at Albany’s fourth annual Pong S.

As the world gears up for Monday’s announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, it’s worth reflecting on whether the prize still carries the same value it once did. While the Nobel is seen as the pinnacle of achievement in economics, it’s ...

STOCKHOLM — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Mokyr is from Northwestern University, Aghion from the College de France and the ...

The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research into reasons why some countries succeed and others fail. The three economists “have demonstrated the importance of societal ...

Former Harvard Economics professor Philippe M. Aghion won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his research on economic growth and innovation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Oct. 13. Aghion won the prize for his research on “creative ...

Three economists working in the area of “innovation-driven economic growth” have won this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Half of the 11 million Swedish kronor (about A$1.8 million) prize was awarded to Joel Mokyr, a Dutch-born ...

An infographic titled "2024 Nobel Prize" created in Ankara, Turkiye on October 14, 2024. Three immigrants to America have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics, illustrating the continued contributions of immigrants to the United States. The three ...

While the medal and money may be the most visible rewards, the Nobel Prize offers something considerably harder to measure: A permanent place in history.