Institute for New Economic Thinking
Krugman and Stiglitz: What's the Future of Economic Thinking?
At INET's Conversation on the Economy with Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman, we asked two Nobel laureates and got two different answers. Krugman began by giving a nod to young economists and then pointed to a focus on empirics and...
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'Peace President' Trump Gets Nobel Snub | Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Wins Peace Prize
New ReviewIn a stunning upset, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize — a recognition many speculated might go to former U.S. President Donald Trump. Machado was honored for her fight for democracy and...
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María Corina Awarded 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Defending Democracy in Venezuela
New ReviewThe ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela, an opposition leader who is currently in hiding, has been lauded by the Nobel Committee.
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Hungarian Author Krasznahorkai Awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
New ReviewHungarian author Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature, recognized for his unique narrative style and profound contributions to contemporary literature.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Trio for Pioneering Work on Human Immune System
New ReviewThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance. Their work led to the identification of...
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Trump pushes for Nobel, calls denial of prize an 'insult' to US
New ReviewUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that he would have had solved eight wars if his Gaza peace plan works out. He reiterated his claim that he deserved the Nobel Prize and said it would be a “big insult” if the award was denied.
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Why Eritrea's leader was left out of Ethiopia's Nobel peace prize
Ethiopia's leader Abiy Ahmed will receive the Nobel peace prize for his efforts to resolve the conflict with Eritrea.
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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed receives Nobel peace prize
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has just received the Nobel peace prize for his efforts fostering peace with the country's neighbour, Eritrea.
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Nobel Peace Prize shared by anti-sexual-violence activists
Dr. Denis Mukwege is a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in Congo and Nadia Murad is a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by ISIS. Both winners have a unique connection to Canada.
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“Marie Curie” – the story of a woman who challenged the male-dominated world of science
Marie Curie turned the male-dominated world of science research on its head and courted controversy as she challenged France’s academic establishment. She is remembered for her discovery of radioactivity and was awarded the Nobel Prize...
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Greek island rallies to help refugees
Up to 2,000 refugees land on the island of Lesbos every day, says resident Melinda McRostie
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Narges Mohammadi, imprisoned Iranian human rights activist, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 'for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.'
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Nobel Prize winner surprised by modern applications of his research
Prof. Moungi Bawendi, one of the winners for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023, says he was surprised his research into quantum dots could lead to it being implemented at a large scale for everyday consumer use.
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Nobel winners made strides in preventing mRNA degradation
Dr. Christopher Labos, Montreal-based cardiologist, says mRNA development underlying COVID-19 vaccines was years in the making.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Belarus human rights activist, groups in Russia, Ukraine
This year's Nobel Peace Prize honoured Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
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Swedish geneticist wins 2022 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine
This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo for his research comparing the genome of modern humans and our closest extinct relatives.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu dead at 90
South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights died peacefully at a care centre in Cape Town, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Trust said in a statement Sunday.
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Canadian-born David Card among 3 winners of Nobel in economics
Canadian economist David Card, with the University of California at Berkeley, was awarded one half of the Nobel prize for his research on how minimum wage, immigration and education affect the labour market.
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'Death by a thousand cuts:' Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa reflects on democracy in the Philippines
2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa tells Power & Politics democracy is at stake in her native Philippines in the upcoming 2022 presidential elections.
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World Food Programme awarded 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
WFP wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the world.
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University of Alberta professor shares Nobel Prize for Medicine
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British scientist Michael Houghton have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Houghton is director of the Li Ka Shing Applied Virology...
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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to trio over black holes discovery
The three winners include only the fourth female to be awarded the physics prize.
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UK PM faces new leadership obstacles
Boris Johnson should be enjoying a golden period but his leadership has fallen under a cloud.
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for ‘gene scissors’
French researcher Charpentier and American professor Doudna become the sixth and seventh women to win a Nobel Prize for chemistry.