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Nobel laureate

Video: AMPS MIT Video Productions; additional editing: Melanie Gonick
MIT Institute Professor Peter A. Diamond speaks at a press conference following the announcement that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Economics.
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  • MIT Institute Professor Peter A. Diamond speaks at a press conference following the announcement that he won this year's Nobel Prize in Economics.
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