Daron Acemoglu
Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor of Economics at MIT, is a co-author (with James A. Robinson) of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty (Profile, 2019) and a co-author (with Simon Johnson) of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity (PublicAffairs, 2023).
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Escaping the New Gilded Age
Escaping the New Gilded Age
Sep 27, 2024 Daron Acemoglu thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level.
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The Trump Threat to Democracy Has Only Grown
The Trump Threat to Democracy Has Only Grown
Aug 30, 2024 Daron Acemoglu sees five reasons to believe that the former president would do far more damage if given another term.
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The AI Safety Debate Is All Wrong
The AI Safety Debate Is All Wrong
Aug 5, 2024 Daron Acemoglu thinks the inordinate attention on sci-fi doomsday scenarios is distracting from more immediate risks.
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The Starmer Model
The Starmer Model
Jul 9, 2024 Daron Acemoglu thinks the UK Labour Party’s victory holds lessons for centrist and center-left parties elsewhere.
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If Democracy Isn’t Pro-Worker, It Will Die
If Democracy Isn’t Pro-Worker, It Will Die
Jun 20, 2024 Daron Acemoglu argues that populists are making inroads because industrialized economies aren't delivering what was promised.
