Nobel economics prize goes to researchers of prosperity

Awardees:

Daron Acemoglu: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daron_Acemoglu>

Simon Johnson: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Johnson_(economist)>

James A. Robinson <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Robinson>

I'm very happy with this one and in general I agree with the theories put forth.

That press release is a bit fucked though. Where did European colonizers create inclusive economic institutions? In the US? Australia? Canada? South Africa? That's not an accurate portrayal of what really happened.

Official release: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2024/pre...