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Tanzanian novelist praised for ‘compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee’
Research from the 1960s and 1970s led to the first reliable predictions of global warming
Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson’s work transformed how countries allocate resources in the public interest
Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson developed new types of auctions for sale of goods and services
World Food Programme lauded for efforts in combating hunger
Swedish academy praised ‘unmistakable poetic voice’ of former US poet laureate
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna recognised for work that transformed biology research
Three scientists share award for groundbreaking work into existence of the astronomical objects
Honour given special resonance in year when world is gripped by coronavirus pandemic
Can literary merit steer clear of the ideology of the controversial Nobel winner?
Prize-winners prove economists are tackling one of humanity’s fundamental problems
Michael Kremer, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo praised for experimental fieldwork
Managers who rise to the top are notoriously poor judges of their own skills
Polish and Austrian authors take awards for 2018 and 2019
Premier praised for ending decades-long conflict between his country and Eritrea
John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino share $910,000 Chemistry prize
Princeton’s James Peebles honoured alongside Didier Queloz and Michel Mayor of Geneva University
Research has revealed how living cells adapt to oxygen levels
The split between ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ approaches limits its ability to answer key questions
Paul Romer’s Nobel lecture shows ground for optimism even in biggest questions
Cambridge laboratory scoops greatest award in science again to highlights its pre-eminence
Two laureates show how markets alone lead us astray from the best long-term growth path
Economic growth does not have to destroy the planet
Paul Romer and William Nordhaus are deserved winners, says Martin Sandbu
William Nordhaus and Paul Romer showed how to achieve sustained and sustainable growth
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