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Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in economics. Who are they?

by David Brancaccio , Daniel Shin and Redmond Carolipio

Oct 8, 2018

The work of William Nordhaus focused on climate change, while Paul Romer examined tech factors in calculating economic growth.

Per Stroemberg, Goeran K Hansson and Per Krusell announce the laureates of the Nobel Prize in Economics during a press conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on October 8, 2018. - The Nobel Prize for Economic sciences 2018 was awarded US economists Paul M Romer and William D Nordhaus.

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