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 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.
The Most Controversial Nobel Prize in Recent Memory
This year’s economics award reinforces a comforting but false story about democracy.
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.
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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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US Economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson And James Robinson Win Nobel Prize For Groundbreaking Research On Global Wealth Inequality
As per the official press release, U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday. The trio was recognized for ...
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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 the understanding of economic disparities among countries. Acemoglu ...
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Exclusive | Nobel-winning economist James Robinson on China’s place in his theory of institutions
He shared the prize for his work with two professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson – researching global inequality. He has co-authored three ...
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Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (IMAGE)
MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu's new book examines the battle between state and society, which occasionally produces liberal-democratic freedom. Images are made available to non-commercial entities ...