Nobel economics prize winners focus on tech, innovation
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🗓️ 13 October 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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This morning, the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics — three professors whose work centers on technological innovation and what helps economies grow — were announced. Marketplace senior economics contributor Chris Farrell joins the program to discuss their research. Plus, the USDA notified states that they need to make big changes to SNAP eligibility, work requirements, and who’s covering costs. But advocates worry about the tight deadline for changes.
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| 1:42.2 | There are three winners of today's Nobel Economics Prize, |
| 1:46.2 | and looking at their work, the two syllables AI come quickly to mind. |
| 1:51.8 | I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles. There's word in the last hour that three professors who look at how innovation, including technology, drives economic growth, will share the Nobel |
| 1:57.2 | Economics Prize. It's Joel Machier of Northwestern University, Philippe Aguillon of France, |
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