2024 Nobel Prize in Economics Goes to Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson

2024 Nobel Prize in Economics Goes to Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics has been given to James A. Robinson, Simon Johnson, and Daron Acemoglu “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.” “The laureates’ model for explaining the circumstances under which political institutions are formed and changed has three components. The first is a conflict over how resources are … Read more

Canada accepted record number of immigrants in 2022

Canada accepted record number of immigrants in 2022

Canada set an immigration record last year by granting more than 437,000 foreigners’ permanent residency, the government said on Tuesday, as it ramps up immigration to fight a tight labor market. The Government of Canada planned to welcome 431,645 new permanent immigrants in 2022. During the 2021 Census, nearly 1 in 4 people counted were … Read more