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Oct 14, 2024

And the Nobel goes to …

Today’s Nobel economic prize goes to three U.S.-based scholars who study how the social institutions countries inherit can make or break economies.

Rule of law, freedom of information and the economy
by Chris Farrell and David Brancaccio
This year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James A. Robinson at the University of Chicago. The three focused on how social institutions affect poverty and wealth within and among countries. We’ll discuss some of their research findings.
Can “cultural intelligence” help companies navigate a divided workplace in the run-up to the election?
by David Brancaccio, Ariana Rosas and Nic Perez
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Cultural intelligence can help managers bridge political and ideological divides.