Do you share any interests with the founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel? Take a look at how the Nobel Prize categories became an extension and a fulfillment of Alfred Nobel’s lifetime interests. | Nobel Prize

"I am not a lone voice. I am many." Throwback to 2014 when Malala Yousafzai held her powerful Nobel Peace Prize Lecture speaking up for every child’s right to go to school. Sending our warmest birthday wishes to Malala! | Nobel Prize

“Today, I am also proud to represent women, and in particular women in economics. Tellingly, Elinor Ostrom, the only other woman before me also relied on field work and studied what we can learn from poorer societies, from Nepal to Indonesia. I don’t think this is an accident. Development is one field of economics that has its fair share of women. Some of my own work has been on the importance of women as role models: I cannot help but hope that this prize, with its emphasis the essential questi