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Robert M. Solow, Groundbreaking Economist and Nobelist, Dies at 99

His elegant work established that the main determinant of economic growth was technology, not growing capital and labor.

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Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel in Economics for Studying Women in the Work Force

Her research uncovered the reasons for differences in labor force participation and earnings for women. She is the third woman…

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How to Choose the Nobel Laureate: Tap a Literature Professor

About five years ago, Ankhi Mukherjee, a professor of world literature at Oxford University, received a letter asking whether she…

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Chemistry Nobel Prize Revealed in Media Hours Early

Some Swedish news outlets correctly reported the laureates’ names even before the choice was formally signed off, according to the…

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work With Quantum Dots

Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov were selected for the prize for their discovery and development of the nanoparticles.

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Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work on Electrons

Their work “allows us to address fundamental questions” such as the time scale of the photoelectric effect for which Einstein…

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A Nobel Prize Might Lower a Scientist’s Impact

A team of researchers at Stanford find that older scientists are less productive after winning major awards like the Nobel…

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Edward C. Prescott, 81, Dies; Won Nobel for Studying Business Cycles

Edward C. Prescott, whose work explaining the economic shocks of the 1970s catalyzed new ways of thinking about fiscal and…

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