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Economics Nobel celebrates laureates for asking the right questions
The Nobel Prize just awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer is the second in five years to be won by development economists
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The Abhijit Banerjee I knew, and the geometry problem he gave me
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer have won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for their work in fighting poverty.
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In economics of helping the poor, Abhijit Banerjee gives clear answers
Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer together have launched a movement within development economics
2019 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali
Abiy was honored for his "efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea"
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Bookies back Greta Thunberg to win Nobel Peace Prize, experts don't
In August last year, she began sitting alone in front of Sweden's parliament on Fridays with a sign reading "School Strike for the Climate"
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2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded for research on lithium-ion batteries
"This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement
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2019 Nobel Physics awarded to three scientists for work on cosmology
"This year's Laureates have transformed our ideas about the cosmos," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on awarding the 9 million Swedish crown ($910,000) prize.
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Biologists who decoded how cells sense oxygen win medicine Nobel
Medicine is the first of the Nobel Prizes given each year.
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2019 Nobel for Medicine awarded to 3 scientists for work on cell research
They received the award jointly for their discoveries of "how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability," the Nobel Committee announced Monday.
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Nobel Foundation says 2 literature prizes to be awarded this year
The literature prize was cancelled last year after a mass exodus at the exclusive Swedish Academy following sex abuse allegations
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Sexual violence as war weapon: Here's why the Nobel Prize for Peace matters
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad are the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize award of 2018
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Nobel literature body expands prize jury after sex assault scandal
Venerable institution has been in crisis mode since Nov 2017, after rift emerged among Academy members about how to manage its longstanding ties to a Frenchman accused and now convicted of rape
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October 2018 Nobel notes
Beyond the awards, it is worth noting that the number of women awardees is even sparser than it seems at first glance
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Nobel laureate Shimomura, who contributed to cancer studies, dies at 90
Shimomura and two American scientists shared the 2008 Nobel prize for the discovery and development of a jellyfish protein that later contributed to cancer studies
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For sustained growth
Nobel prize winners expanded scope of macroeconomic analysis
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What still holds women back in the classroom, lab and as Nobel winners?
Studies have shown those who persist in these careers face explicit and implicit barriers to advancement
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In over 100 years, no black scientist has won a Nobel prize; here's why
Almost all black laureates have been awarded for work in the fields of peace (ten) and literature (three)
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William Nordhaus, Paul Romer win economics Nobel for climate, innovation
Nordhaus also was honored for his role in developing a model that allows economists to analyse the costs of climate change
Humans, environment matter more than growth: Economics Nobel winners' work
What William Nordhaus and Paul Romer's Nobel-winning work means for a growth-hungry India
Nobel 2018 in Economics may go to research on climate, development: Experts
The Nobel economics prize was created by the Swedish central bank 'in memory of Alfred Nobel'
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