Northwestern University researcher among 3 to win Nobel Prize in economics

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Original Load Date Oct. 13, 2025, 3:02 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 13, 2025, 3:02 p.m.
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Joel Mokyr, a Dutch-born professor of economics and history at Northwestern University, is one of three researchers awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare. Mokyr, 79, learned about winning the pri...