Ckunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfuly reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation.
The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their research on the institutional roots of national wealth and poverty. They will split the prize money of 11 million Swedish krona or about $1.058 million.