The Nobel Prize(@NobelPrize):What characteristics do you need to become a successful researcher? Economic sciences laureate Peter Howitt shared his thoughts: "Curiosity is number one. And the ability to pursue through failure, because most of what I ever tried didn’t work out. So you just have to keep trying. There’s an old saying that if at first you don’t succeed you should redefine the question. Start looking somewhere else. Keep on searching around until you find something that really works. Persistence is important." Hear more in our interview with Howitt:

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What characteristics do you need to become a successful researcher? Economic sciences laureate Peter Howitt shared his thoughts: "Curiosity is number one. And the ability to pursue through failure, because most of what I ever tried didn’t work out. So you just have to keep trying. There’s an old saying that if at first you don’t succeed you should redefine the question. Start looking somewhere else. Keep on searching around until you find something that really works. Persistence is important." Hear more in our interview with Howitt: