Education and politics, explained
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The Stanford economist thanked his department, his wife and coauthor, and the taxpayers who paid for his public education. Colleagues explained why a 1978 paper still matters.
In his first interview as a laureate, the Columbia economist talked about an exam he did not cancel, his co-laureate Robert Hall and the Swedish thinker who shaped his work.
Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the economics prize for building macroeconomics on the decisions of households and firms. Their models sit behind how interest rates are set today.
She heard the news in the Nuremberg courthouse where international criminal law began. Her first instinct, as a judge, was to check the facts.
This year's physics and chemistry prizes went to long-haul work that few expected to succeed. For universities, they make the case for patient funding.
The South African jurist was honoured for promoting peace and international law. The award drew praise from the UN and sharp attacks from Washington and Jerusalem.
The physics laureate heard the news by phone during the press conference. He thanked the people who built IceCube in Antarctica, and joked about his next funding proposal.
