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The Fall and Rise of American Democracy
Daron Acemoglu is not surprised that so many voters ignored warnings about the threat Donald Trump poses to US institutions.
Instant Scholar: The colonial origins of comparative development; empirical investigation by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson & James A Robinson
The influential study by Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson examines how colonial-era institutions continue to shape economic ...
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The World Needs a Pro-Human AI Agenda
Daron Acemoglu fears that the tech industry’s current priorities will result in the worst of all possible worlds.
Open Questions | Nobel-winning economist James Robinson on China’s place in his theory of institutions
James Robinson, a University of Chicago professor, was one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize for economics this year.
Nobel for Economics Awarded to Authors of ‘Why Nations Fail’ and an Ex-IMF Figure
The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for work that advanced ...
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The AI heretic
How a leading economist learned to start worrying and fear artificial intelligence Editor's note: Daron Acemoglu, one of the leading experts on the effects of technology, was awarded the Nobel ...
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Turkish-American economist Daron Acemoglu wins joint Nobel Prize
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...