Daron Acemoglu

@DAcemogluMIT

Institute Professor @MIT, @MITEcon. Co-Director of @MITShapingWork. Author of Why Nations Fail, The Narrow Corridor, and Power & Progress.

Joined April 2023

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Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
Jul 27
My new book #WhatHappenedToLiberalDemocracy is out on August 11. Here is a brief message about my motivation for writing this book and its central thesis. Pre-order links are available here: shapingwork.mit.edu/what-happened-…. I hope you will join me in the discussion.
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Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
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I would also like to sincerely thank everybody who sent supportive, thoughtful emails, messages and tweets over the last week. It is hugely uplifting.
Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
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Dear followers, I’m also delighted to share this BBC Newsnight interview. Daron Acemoglu on whether the UK is "ungovernable" and where Britain has... youtu.be/_Kuc9vYvxRM?si… via @YouTube
Daron Acemoglu on whether the UK is "ungovernable" and where Britain has "gone wrong"
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Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
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Dear followers, I am delighted to share this Nature essay on the alternative to AGI. Thank you
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Aug 21
Rather than racing to replace people, we should build AI tools that amplify human expertise and expand opportunity, says Daron Acemoglu go.nature.com/4xcMSet
Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
Aug 18
I am not happy about the Economist’s article, which feels like a hit piece. There is also a background to it, which is more troubling (as I will share at some point). I asked them to allow me to respond. I am waiting for their answer. If not in the magazine, I will share my