James A. Robinson
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James A. Robinson is a political scientist and economist best known for his work on the role of institutions in economic development and for co-authoring influential books such as "Why Nations Fail."
All labels observed (1)
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| James A. Robinson canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T692488 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James A. Robinson Context triple: [Daron Acemoglu, coAuthor, James A. Robinson]
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Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
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B.
James Honaker
James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
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C.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Jeff Gitelman
Jeff Gitelman is a Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with major artists across R&B, pop, and hip-hop.
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E.
John B. Taylor
John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James A. Robinson Target entity description: James A. Robinson is a political scientist and economist best known for his work on the role of institutions in economic development and for co-authoring influential books such as "Why Nations Fail."
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A.
Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
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B.
James Honaker
James Honaker is a political scientist and statistician known for his work on methods for handling missing data and for coauthoring influential research with Gary King.
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C.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Jeff Gitelman
Jeff Gitelman is a Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with major artists across R&B, pop, and hip-hop.
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E.
John B. Taylor
John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ economist ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf |
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
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The Narrow Corridor ⓘ Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty ⓘ
surface form:
Why Nations Fail
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| coAuthorWith |
Daron Acemoglu
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Simon Johnson ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London School of Economics
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University of Warwick ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative politics
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development economics ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPositionAt |
Harris School of Public Policy
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Harvard University Department of Government ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Department of Government
Harvard University ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
surface form:
University of California at Berkeley
University of Chicago ⓘ University of Chicago Department of Economics ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ
surface form:
University of Chicago Department of Political Science
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| hasConcept |
critical junctures in institutional development
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extractive institutions ⓘ inclusive institutions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Barrington Moore Jr.
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Douglass C. North ⓘ Mancur Olson ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
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surface form:
book Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
book The Narrow Corridor ⓘ book Why Nations Fail ⓘ research on the role of institutions in economic development ⓘ theory of inclusive and extractive institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
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The Narrow Corridor ⓘ Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty ⓘ
surface form:
Why Nations Fail
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| researchInterest |
authoritarian regimes
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colonialism and development ⓘ democratization ⓘ long-run economic development ⓘ political institutions ⓘ state formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James A. Robinson Description of subject: James A. Robinson is a political scientist and economist best known for his work on the role of institutions in economic development and for co-authoring influential books such as "Why Nations Fail."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kamer Daron Acemoglu