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Daron Acemoğlu
Born (1967-09-03) September 3, 1967 (age 56)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish and American[1]
Academic career
FieldEconomic growth, Development Economics, Political economy
InstitutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology
London School of Economics
School or
tradition		New institutional economics
Alma materLondon School of Economics
University of York
AwardsJohn Bates Clark Medal (2005)
John von Neumann Award (2007)
Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics (2012)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Kamer Daron Acemoğlu [ˈadʒemoːɫu] (born September 3, 1967 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish [Armenian origin] economist now living in the USA. Currently the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston he is among the 10 most cited economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc. Winner of the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal.[2] His most cited article is "Colonial origins of comparative development" (2001). His principal interests are political economy, development economics, economic growth, technology, income and wage inequality, human capital and training, and labour economics. His most recent works concentrate on the role of institutions in economic development and political economy.

Acemoğlu was born in Istanbul, Turkey to a family of Armenian descent[3]. He graduated in 1986 from the Galatasaray High School in Istanbul, going on to gain his B.A. degree from the University of York, UK and his M.Sc. degree in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics and then his Ph.D. degree in 1992 from the London School of Economics.

He was a lecturer in economics at the LSE from 1992–1993, before becoming a member of the M.I.T. faculty in 1993. He was promoted to full professor in 2000, and was named the Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics in 2004. He is a member of the Economic Growth program of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. He is also affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research, Center for Economic Performance, International Growth Centre, and Centre for Economic Policy Research. Acemoğlu is the co-editor of Econometrica, Review of Economics and Statistics, and associate editor of the Journal of Economic Growth, and an editorial committee board member of the Annual Review of Economics. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006.[4]

Acemoglu was one of the academics who signed a letter in support of legalizing marijuana in Colorado, United States.[5]

Awards

[Acemoğlu's] thesis consisted of seven substantive chapters, each of which formed a paper in its own right. Each of these chapters was itself of very high quality. Indeed, I would consider even the weakest three of them to have been more than sufficient for the award of a PhD.

— James Malcomson, one of his thesis examiners.[6]

Selected publications

  • Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Crown Publishers, 2012.
  • Introduction to Modern Economic Growth Princeton University Press, 2008.
  • Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (joint with James A. Robinson) Cambridge University Press, 2005
  • Recent Developments in Growth Theory, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004. ISBN 978-1-84376-259-1

References

  1. ^ Daron Acemoğlu's homepage at MIT Department of Economics
  2. ^ The Man Who Succeeded Gerschenkron, EconomicPrincipals.com
  3. ^ http://asbarez.com/94513/armenian-declines-davutoglu-appointment/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  5. ^ "A Letter of Support From the Academic Community | Yes on Amendment 64: The Colorado Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol". Regulatemarijuana.org. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  6. ^ Shimer, Robert (2007). "Daron Acemoğlu: 2005 John Bates Clark Medalist". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 21 (1): 191–207. doi:10.1257/jep.21.1.191. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Nemmers Prizes Announced: Northwestern University News". Northwestern.edu. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  8. ^ Andrew Hill. "Biographies and economics dominate". Financial Times. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

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