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James A. Robinson

Prize
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel — 2024
for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity
Citizenship
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Languages
English
date of birth
2/27/1960
place of birth
Chelmsford
educated at
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
    • academic degree: Bachelor of Science
    • academic major: economics
    • start time: 1/1/1979
    • end time: 1/1/1982
  • University of Warwick
    • academic degree: Master of Arts
    • start time: 1/1/1985
    • end time: 1/1/1986
  • Yale University
    • academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
    • end time: 1/1/1993
employer
  • University of Southern California
    • start time: 9/1/1995
    • end time: 6/30/1999
  • University of Melbourne
    • end time: 8/30/1995
    • start time: 9/1/1992
  • University of California, Berkeley
    • start time: 7/1/1999
    • end time: 7/1/2001
  • University of California, Berkeley
    • start time: 7/1/2001
    • end time: 6/30/2004
  • John F. Kennedy School of Government
    • start time: 7/1/2004
    • end time: 6/30/2015
  • Harris School of Public Policy
    • start time: 7/1/2015
  • University of Chicago
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
member of
  • Econometric Society
    • start time: 9/22/2021
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
field of work
  • economics
occupation
  • economist
  • political scientist
  • university teacher
doctoral student
  • Camilo García-Jimeno
  • Maria Cecilia Acevedo
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