Daron Acemoglu
| Daron Acemoğlu | |
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| Born |
September 3, 1967 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkey and United States |
| Spouse(s) | Asu Özdağlar |
| Institution |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology London School of Economics |
| Field | Economic growth, Development Economics, Political economy |
| School or tradition |
New institutional economics |
| Alma mater |
London School of Economics University of York |
| Doctoral students |
Robert Shimer Fernando Broner Adam Ashcraft Manuel Amador Pol Antràs David Lyle Cynthia Perry Michael D. Steinberger Gabriel Carroll Michael Peters |
| Awards |
John Bates Clark Medal (2005) John von Neumann Award (2007) Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics (2012) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Kamer Daron Acemoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈadʒemoːɫu]; born September 3, 1967) is a Turkish-born American economist of Armenian origin.
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he is among the ten most cited economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc. His most cited article is "Colonial origins of comparative development" (2001). For "originality, thoroughness, and prolificacy" in economic research, Acemoğlu was awarded the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal. A 2011 survey of economics professors named him their third favorite living economist under the age of 60, after Paul Krugman and Greg Mankiw.
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 an Armenian family. His father, Kevork (d. 1988), was a lawyer and lecturer at the University of Istanbul. His mother Irma (d. 1991) was a principal and teacher at an Armenian middle school in Istanbul.
Acemoğlu graduated in 1986 from the Galatasaray High School in Istanbul, going on to earn a BA degree from the University of York (UK), and an MSc degree in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics and then a PhD degree in 1992 from the London School of Economics.
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