October 2024 Friday’s e-links: the Economics Nobel Prize

Last updated 10/25/24

Every once in a while, (and sometimes each day) I listen to a great podcast, enjoy an article, or see a good video that I want to share with you.

Sometimes, it’s tough to grasp what Nobel Prize winners have done. This year though, for the three economists that won The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (the name of the economics Nobel Prize), it’s a bit easier. Perhaps over simplifying, we can just say that they’ve shown us “Why Nations Fail,” and made it even more interesting with lots of history. However, it took economist Tim Harford to explain it all to us. In just nine minutes (that I recommend), in his “More or Less podcast,” he explains this year’s economics prize.

Below, in an image from the Nobel website you can see the three winners: