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"Their research has substantially improved our ability to answer key causal questions, which has been of great benefit to society," says Peter Fredriksson, chair of the Economic Sciences Prize Committee.

A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics Monday for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring and immigrants do not lower pay for native-born workers, challenging commonly held ideas. Two others shared the award for creating a way to study these types of societal issues.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for...

(Bloomberg) -- Only one woman was awarded a Nobel Prize this year, out of 13 laureates. Journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Russia’s Dmitry Muratov.

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the three have completely reshaped empirical work in the economic sciences

When the phone rang around 2 a.m. telling David Card that he won the Nobel Prize for Economics, the Canadian-born economist thought it was a stunt. But when he saw the phone showing a Swedish number he thought maybe it wasn't a joke after all.

Three US-based researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work that shows "many of society's big questions can be answered," per the Nobel...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics Monday for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring and

London, Oct 11 (IANS) Three US academicians from prestigious universities were on Monday conferred the Nobel Prize for Economics for their contribution in

Three U.S.-based economists win this years Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for revolutionizing empirical research by drawing conclusions from natural experiments, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced