While there are always rumours about who might win a Nobel Prize every year, there is no short list for the globally revered academic awards. This means that winning one always comes as a complete surprise. In this episode of LSE iQ, we explore what it’s like to win the prestigious prize and how it changes your life.
The Nobel Prizes were established in 1900 at the behest of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish Chemist, Inventor and Industrialist, known in particular for his invention of dynamite. In his will he stated that his fortune was to be used to reward those who have made the most significant contributions to humanity. The prizes would recognise achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. The prize for economics would come much later in 1968. The prizes are awarded in October every year.
Sue Windebank and Charlotte Kelloway talk to two Nobel Laureates, Professor Esther Duflo and Sir Christopher Pissarides, as well as to the family of the first black person to win the Nobel Prize in Economics, Sir Arthur Lewis.

Contributors
Professor Esther Duflo
Elizabeth Lewis Channon
Khari Motayne
Sir Christopher Pissarides

Research
Professor Esther Duflo published papers
Sir Christopher Pissarides published papers
Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour , Manchester School, by Sir W. Arthur Lewis
The theory of economic growth, University Books, by Sir W. Arthur Lewis