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Oct 24, 2024

Do people trust government to deliver prosperity? Ask this year’s Nobel laureate

According to University of Chicago Professor James Robinson, who jointly won the Nobel Prize in Economics this year, a lot of discontentment with government can be tied back to economic inequality and a perception that economic gains of the past few decades haven’t substantially improved normal people’s lives.

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University of Chicago professor James A. Robinson (C) speaks next to University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos (L) and Dean of Harris school of Public Policy Studies Ethan Bueno de Mesquita (R) during a news conference at the David Rubenstein Forum in Chicago, Illinois on October 14, 2024.
University of Chicago professor James A. Robinson (C) speaks next to University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos (L) and Dean of Harris school of Public Policy Studies Ethan Bueno de Mesquita (R) during a news conference at the David Rubenstein Forum in Chicago, Illinois on October 14, 2024.
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Do people trust government to deliver prosperity? Ask this year’s Nobel laureate