The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Daron Acemoğlu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. The global media highlighted Acemoğlu and his two colleagues’ achievement on their front pages. The three individuals were deemed worthy of the award due to their research on the formation of institutions and their impact on prosperity.
The Nobel Prize in Economics given to Daron Acemoğlu received prominent coverage in the world’s leading media outlets. Bloomberg mentioned that the research of the three academics, who shared the 2024 Nobel Economics Prize, formed the basis of the long-term impact of growth on the former empires of Europe. Financial Times featured the awarding of the Nobel Economics Prize to Acemoğlu and his colleagues on the front page. Additionally, two interviews with Acemoğlu were also prominently placed on the front page. The interviews titled “Rethinking the Artificial Intelligence Boom with Daron Acemoğlu” and “Lunch with Economist Daron Acemoğlu” were featured below the Nobel news.
The Guardian reported that the three professors were recognized with the Nobel Economics Prize for demonstrating how political and economic systems brought by colonizers can determine whether a country is rich or poor. Le Monde announced that the Nobel Economics Prize was given to three academics investigating international disparities in wealth. CNN also mentioned that the three academics explained why some nations are rich while others are poor.