Daron Acemoglu

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academic author economist person

Daron Acemoglu is a prominent Turkish-American economist known for his influential work on political economy, institutions, and economic development, and as co-author of the book "Why Nations Fail."

Aliases (2)

Acemoglu ×2
Kamer Daron Acemoglu ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic → author → economist → person →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts in Economics → Doctor of Philosophy in Economics → Master of Science in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics →
authorOf	Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy → Introduction to Modern Economic Growth → Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity → The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty → Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty →
awardReceived	BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management → Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics → John Bates Clark Medal → John von Neumann Award →
citizenship	Turkey → United States of America →
coAuthor	James A. Robinson → Pascal Restrepo → Simon Johnson →
countryOfBirth	Turkey →
dateOfBirth	1967-09-03 →
doctoralAdvisor	James Malcomson →
educatedAt	Galatasaray High School → London School of Economics → University of York →
employer	Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
familyName	Acemoglu →
fieldOfWork	development economics → economic growth → economics → institutional economics → labor economics → political economy →
fullName	Kamer Daron Acemoglu →
givenName	Kamer Daron →
knownFor	book Why Nations Fail → research on economic growth → research on institutions and economic development → research on labor markets → research on political economy →
languageSpoken	English → Turkish →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → Econometric Society → National Academy of Sciences →
nationality	Turkish-American →
notableIdea	concept of inclusive and extractive institutions → theory of institutions as fundamental determinants of long-run development →
placeOfBirth	Istanbul →
positionHeld	Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology → Institute Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
workplace	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy → Introduction to Modern Economic Growth → Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity → The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty → Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty →	author
James A. Robinson → Simon Johnson →	coAuthorWith
Daron Acemoglu ("Acemoglu") → Kamer Daron Acemoglu ("Acemoglu") →	familyName
Pascal Restrepo →	coAuthor
Pascal Restrepo →	collaboratesWith
Daron Acemoglu ("Kamer Daron Acemoglu") →	fullName
Pascal Restrepo →	hasAcademicAdvisor
Institute Professor at MIT →	hasNotableHolder
Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology →	heldBy
Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology →	holder
Simon Johnson →	influencedBy
Kamer Daron Acemoglu →	name
John Bates Clark Medal →	notableRecipient
Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology →	positionHeldByNotableEconomist