Simon Johnson on Technology, Institutions and Prosperity<p>Countries with better institutions are more prosperous. A truism perhaps, but then why are they so hard to build and sustain? That is the question that Simon Johnson has sought to explain since the fall of communism and the basis for the research that won him the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. In this podcast, Johnson discusses the interdependence of institutions and technology, the topic of his latest book <em>Power and Progress</em>.</p>SIMON JOHNSONSee AlsoMagazine ArchivesCountry FocusBlogs