Daron Acemoglu
Daron Acemoglu is a prominent economist known for his extensive research on the factors that lead to economic disparities among nations. Born in Istanbul to Armenian parents, he has made significant contributions to the understanding of political economy and institutional economics. He co-authored the influential books 'Why Nations Fail' and 'The Narrow Corridor,' which explore the relationship between institutions, economy, and society. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1993, Acemoglu was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2024. Recently, he has been in the news for warning about the decline of trust in Western democracies and the growing polarization exacerbated by social media.
Born on Sep 03, 1967 (58 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Indonesia | 2 | 8.50 | 0.22% | +0% | 273,523,615 | 588,856 | $1,119,000 | 2,409$ |
| Switzerland | 1 | 8.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 8,654,622 | 6,968 | $700,000 | 564$ |
| Totals | 3 | 282,178,237 | 595,824 | $1,819,000 | 2,973$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Indonesia:
Daron Acemoglu, along with James A Robinson, won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on how extractive institutions can trap nations.
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Switzerland:
Daron Acemoglu is mentioned as a Nobel Prize winner who demonstrated the importance of good economic and political rules.
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Indonesia:
Daron Acemoglu is a Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his book 'Why Nations Fail'.
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Costa Rica:
Daron Acemoglu's explanatory framework regarding the development of democratic institutions is referenced.
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Kenya:
Daron Acemoglu co-authored the celebrated book that warns against extractive political systems.
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Israel:
Daron Acemoglu, one of the researchers involved in the MIT study, predicted that AI would only add 0.5% to productivity over the next decade.
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Spain:
Daron Acemoglu is a Nobel Prize-winning economist who commented on the current state of AI technology.
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Jamaica:
Daron Acemoglu is the co-author of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity.
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Guyana:
Daron Acemoglu is mentioned as a co-author who argues that economic and political institutions are key to national success.
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Ukraine:
Daron Acemoglu, along with James Robinson, defines extractive institutions as those created to extract income and wealth from one part of society for the benefit of another.
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