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Why are some countries so rich? Economics Nobel awarded for study of inequality

Nobel prizewinners Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson researched the contrasting fortunes of post-colonial nations.
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  1. Helena Kudiabor
  2. Mark Buchanan

    1. Mark Buchanan has written many books about network effects. He is based in Abergavenny, UK.

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Why are some nations wealthier than others? The 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to three researchers who have helped to shed light on this fundamental question.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03367-5

Additional reporting by Chris Ryan.

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  • Correction 25 October 2024: A previous version of this article neglected to mention that this year’s Nobel prize for literature was awarded to a woman, the South Korean author Han Kang.

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