My Annual Prediction Ritual of the Nobel Prize in Economics

A picture of a fake Nobel prize coin, Larry Katz, David Autor and Daron Acemoglu

I know more people in the economics profession who each year tell me they wish we didn’t have a Nobel prize than I know people who do. But as one of the dwindling number of economists who still get a thrill from this time of year, I find myself excited for the announcements. Plus how can you not enjoy being told by someone on the internet for maybe the …