Daron Acemoglu
Institute Professor, MIT Economics. Co-Director of @mitshapingwork.bsky.social. Author of Why Nations Fail, The Narrow Corridor, and Power & Progress.
- I am looking forward to participating on this panel at our upcoming Stone Center symposium. See the full agenda and register here: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/why-w...
- What role does inequality play in global authoritarian regimes today? How is inequality related to democratic backsliding? Hear from @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, Sheri Berman, and David Yang on these questions at our upcoming symposium. Register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/why-w...
- I joined @utopiaspodcast.bsky.social for a conversation on Ramesh's podcast Utopias with Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan. We discussed the power of Big Tech, the dangers and opportunities of AI, and much more. Listen to our full conversation here: www.buzzsprout.com/2272465/epis....
- Reposted by Daron AcemogluCo-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social participated in yesterday's United Nations dialogue session on AI, highlighted in @nytimes.com. Daron stressed that the current path of AI, which emphasizes automation, could lead to greater inequality. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
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- Dear followers, I will be giving a talk at the LSE Festival on June 18 at 5:30 BST. You can register to join online here. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...
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- I was interviewed on @wbur.org's On Point this morning about the state of institutions and corruption under the Trump administration. The full audio is available here. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
- I am very pleased to share this announcement of our new center at MIT. @davidautor.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social and I are grateful to the Stone Foundation for their generous support enabling us to study two defining challenges of our age: inequality and the future of work.
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- Dear followers, please see my FY article on breaking up Tech monopolies The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same via @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/2b78...
- Dear followers, please find my interview with the MIT New Colossus Project here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp6j...
- Could this moment be a prelude to Trump's Pyrrhic victory on the US current deficit?
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- Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'a meydan okuyan (ve belki de tahtından indirmesi muhtemel olan) İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu’nun, birçok kişinin inanmadığı suçlamalarla tutuklanmasından önce bile Türk demokrasisi hastaydı.
