‘New Keynesian’ economists win Nobel prize Economics Two American economists who research price stabilisation across global economies have won the Nobel prize for economics. Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford were the joint winners of the prestigious award officially called “The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel”. Hall and Woodford’s research on forecasting has influenced policymakers when [...]
Nobel Prize winners’ message is clear: Excessive taxation inhibits growth Opinion This year's economics Nobel Prize winners make it clear that the UK's path of high taxation will destroy growth, writes Paul Ormerod.
Nobel prize winners’ findings are a wake-up call for UK economy Opinion This year's Nobel Laureates in economics' warning that growth cannot be taken for granted must urge the UK to act, writes Ben Ramanauskas.
British ‘godfather of AI’ awarded Nobel prize but warns tech could ‘get out of control’ October 8, 2024 A British scientist dubbed the ‘godfather of AI’ has been honoured with a Nobel Prize in Physics, but warned of the “existential risk” it posed if technology gets “out of control”. Professor Geoffrey Hinton, born in the UK and a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada, said he was extremely surprised to be [...]
UK less ready for next pandemic than before Covid – Oxford vaccinologist July 3, 2024 The UK's state apparatus is less prepared to deal with a pandemic today than it was before Covid, one of the professors in charge of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine rollout has warned.