Tag: economics
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Nobel economics prize goes to global inequality researchers
Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize on Monday for their research into why global inequality persists, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship. Simon Johnson and James Robinson, both British-American, and Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu were commended for their work on “how institutions are formed and affect prosperity,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences…
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Harris to talk economics in Pennsylvania; Trump to rally in North Carolina
The Democratic National Committee said this morning that it’s placing a dozen new billboards across North Carolina that tie Trump to GOP Lt. Gov Mark Robinson, who’s running for governor. One of the billboards says, “Trump on Mark Robinson: ‘We have to cherish Mark,’ ‘He’s an outstanding person,’ and he’s ‘an incredible gentleman.’” Trump endorsed…