3 Immigrants To America Win 2024 Nobel Prize In Economics

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Simon Johnson (MIT) and James Robinson (University of Chicago) for their research on “how institutions are formed and how they affect economic prosperity”.  Dr. Acemoglu was born in Turkey, while Dr. Johnson and Dr. Robinson were born in the United Kingdon.  As noted by Forbes, “Immigrants have been awarded 38%, or 45 of 117, of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000, according to an analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (updated through the 2024 awards). Immigrants also have been awarded 31% (24 of 78) of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in economics, including 28% since 2000.” Forbes also states that this joint award demonstrates the “…continued contributions by immigrants to the United States.”