Oxford alumnus awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics

Published on October 16, 2024

Oxford alumnus Professor Simon Johnson has been awarded this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, for research on global inequality. Professor Johnson shares the award with Professor James A Robinson and Professor Daron Acemoğlu, who was a visiting Professor to Oxford last year.
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