Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps, Influential Economist, Dies at 92
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Edmund Phelps, a Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his work on economic growth and unemployment, has died at age 92. Phelps' theories on the natural rate of unemployment and the role of innovation shaped modern economic policy and academic thought. His passing marks the loss of a key figure in 20th-century economics whose ideas continue to influence economic strategies worldwide.
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- •Edmund Phelps was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2006.
- •He is renowned for developing the concept of the natural rate of unemployment.
- •Phelps contributed significantly to understanding the relationship between inflation and unemployment.
- •His work emphasized the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in economic growth.
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- ▸Economic institutions and universities commemorate Edmund Phelps' contributions His economic theories may see renewed interest and influence in shaping future economic policies.
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