A Nobel Prize for a revolution in economics
David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done.
Sure, winning the Nobel Prize in economics may be one of the crowning achievements of David Card's storied career. And, yeah, he gets to split more than a million dollars with the two other winners of the 2021 prize, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens. But that's just the cake. There's also the icing. David Card teaches at UC Berkeley, so for him becoming a Nobel laureate comes with an extra perk: free parking for life. Seriously.
"Yes, Professor Card, in addition to your Nobel Prize — and, indeed, because of it — I'm pleased to award you a highly coveted parking space near your office," said on the morning of the Nobel announcement. "I've been told that, like many Berkeley faculty members, you
