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Synonyms for the Lindau Spirit: Inspiration, Connection, Education – Unathi Thango’s Farewell Speech

Unathi Thango

Synonyms for the Lindau Spirit: Inspiration, Connection, Education – Unathi Thango’s Farewell Speech

Unathi Thango shared her thoughts about the #LINOecon week during the Closing Ceremony.

Celebrate Science: Ethics and Social Impact in Focus – Simon H. Johnson’s Personal Lindau Impressions

Simon H. Johnson

Celebrate Science: Ethics and Social Impact in Focus – Simon H. Johnson’s Personal Lindau Impressions

Simon H. Johnson, 2024 Laureate in Economic Scienes looks back on some of his highlights from the recent 2025 Lindau Meeting and shares his advice to budding economists.

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2025: Explaining Innovation-Driven Economic Growth

Phil Thornton

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2025: Explaining Innovation-Driven Economic Growth

This year’s Economics Laureates illuminate the forces behind economic growth, showing how new ideas and creative destruction together sustain the remarkable economic progress we often take for granted.

Women in Research 2025: Overview

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research 2025: Overview

Overview of all articles of the series "Women in Research" in the year 2025.

Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Karsten Lemm

Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

A recap of three perspectives on security in the age of AI, shared at #LINOecon this summer, concludes our blog series covering the Economics Meeting.

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Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025

On Monday, 13 October 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 with one half to Joel Mokyr "for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress" and the other half jointly to Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt "for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction."

Climate Change and Food Security: How to Manage a Web of Global Challenges

Karsten Lemm

Climate Change and Food Security: How to Manage a Web of Global Challenges

Global Challenges: Hunger, Climate, and the Cost of Inaction. At the 2025 Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences, David Beasley warned that hunger and forced migration fuel global instability. In a high-level panel, economists like Lars Peter Hansen and Joseph Stiglitz call for pragmatic climate action, fair carbon pricing, and global cooperation.

Rethinking Governance in the Modern Economy

Karsten Lemm

Rethinking Governance in the Modern Economy

A satellite image of the Korean peninsula at night – South Korea glowing with economic vitality, North Korea largely dark – captures the stark contrast shaped by governance, institutions, and economic systems. This powerful visual sets the stage for the 2025 Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences. Some sessions referred to this topic.

Daily Recap – Saturday, 30 August 2025

Giulia Chiappetta

Daily Recap – Saturday, 30 August 2025

Our last day at Lindau featured a sunny trip to Mainau Island, a powerful panel on institutions and development, and heartfelt farewells. As Young Scientists became Lindau Alumni, they celebrated with music, good vibes, and an unforgettable party.

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From Chemistry to Economics: Concluding a Double-Meeting Year

The 8th Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences concludes today with a cherished tradition: the boat trip from Lindau to Mainau Island. There, the Meeting will end with a Panel Discussion referring to the most recent Economics Prize.

Women in Research #LINOecon: Anastasiya-Mariya Noha

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINOecon: Anastasiya-Mariya Noha

Anastasiya works in the areas of development economics and economics of education. Her specialization is in digital social-emotional interventions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries and conflict settings.

Daily Recap – Friday, 29 August 2025

Giulia Chiappetta

Daily Recap – Friday, 29 August 2025

Final day at Lindau Inselhalle: In addition to the always inspiring Lectures by the Laureates in Economic Sciences, David Beasley gave a passionate speech on the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the World Food Programme. Young Scientists shared their research, engaged in lively discussions – and all participants ended the day with a joyful celebration in true Bavarian style.