Institute Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Daron Acemoglu is an MIT economist and 2024 Nobel Prize laureate recognised for his research on the political economy of growth, technology, and inequality. His work explores how technological change—particularly automation and AI—affects employment, productivity, and social welfare. Acemoglu has co-authored several landmark books, including Why Nations Fail and Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity, which analyse how societies can steer innovation toward broadly shared prosperity. He is one of the most cited economists in the world and a leading public voice on ensuring AI development aligns with human and societal interests.
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