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Economists Win Worst Nobel Prize Yet, Asked to Please Stop

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Critique of the Nobel Prize in Economics

This chapter critiques the Nobel Prize in Economics, emphasizing the disparity between its recognition and that of achievements in other fields like physics and medicine. It argues that recent awards to economists for their insights on institutions and prosperity lack meaningful substance, linking this triviality to historical colonial practices.

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