Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
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Institute Professor @MIT, @MITEcon. Co-Director of @MITShapingWork. Author of Why Nations Fail, The Narrow Corridor, and Power & Progress.
Joined April 2023
Such an incredible publication day for #PowerAndProgress, thank you all. This is a message from my co-author, @baselinescene, and me. You can now buy the book here: https://t.co/tc5Exlun3o Please share the message and join in the discussion.
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Dear followers draws on my forthcoming book What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Liberalism can win back the working class. Here’s how via @FT
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Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu on Zohran Mamdani’s rise, the problem with cultural politics — and the case for pro-worker AI
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Chilling, detailed report from Reuters on Trump’s campaign of retribution against hundreds of people. This is part of a broader effort, aimed at subverting democratic institutions and norms.
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A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
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I joined @RameshMedias for a conversation on his podcast Utopias with Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan. We discussed the power of Big Tech, the dangers and opportunities of AI, and much more. Listen to our full conversation here: https://t.co/JxdpRxg8As.
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Dear followers, I’m delighted to share my podcast with Ramesh Srinivasan for Utopias "25. Daron Acemoglu" at
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@RoKhanna Thanks to Representative Ro Khanna for a thoughtful thread on the direction of technology and automation, particularly the discussion of excessive automation that referenced my work. The thread has generated a lot of reactions, and I’d like to add a few thoughts.
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.@ProfileBooks has acquired What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity by Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu (@DAcemogluMIT). The book will be published in August 2026 👇
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Important thread from congressman Ro Khana
Here is what Nobel Laureate Acemoglu proposes: ✅ Tax reforms to discourage excessive automation ✅ Guardrails for worker input before deployment. Not a Luddite complete ban. ✅ Support unions and workers to bargain for workers benefitting from productivity gains
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Dear followers I’m happy to share the video of a panel I did with Paul Krugman, Danielle Li and Zeynep Tufekci at CUNY last month on AI and the Future of Work https://t.co/aozuKR6MOV via @YouTube
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This follow the money investigative report maybe of interest How Google fooled Brussels: the tech giant’s playbook exposed - Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism
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Regulators in the U.S. and the EU are closing in on tech giant Google in an attempt to break up its dominance over the internet. An investigation by Follow the Money reveals how Google has persuaded...
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Join us on Monday, November 3 from 1:00-5:45 PM for the official launch of the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, co-directed by @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor & @baselinescene. See the agenda and register: https://t.co/I1tFs4G11N
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Dear followers, I’m happy to share this podcast based on some recent remarks I made on AI in DC and the discussion that followed. Thank you.
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Ed (@edels0n) and Scott are joined by Nobel Prize–winning economist and MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu to discuss the economic consequences of AI. Watch here 👇🏽 https://t.co/bo2oiwsZDJ
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Dear followers, please find enclosed a Bloomberg article on so-so automation and AI based on my research and interviews with me. Will AI Usher in an Economic Boom, or Just a Lot of Mediocre Automation? - Bloomberg
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While AI doomsday scenarios dwell on the risks posed by superintelligent robot overlords, one Nobel-Prize winning economist fears a more mundane possibility.
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I got the chance to join Daron Acemoglu onstage yesterday for a great discussion on AI’s social, political and economic impacts. Congratulations @DAcemogluMIT on receiving an honorary doctorate from @UQAM — a well-deserved honour and a pleasure to see you in Montréal!
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📅 Join us on 11/3 as we officially launch the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work! The event will feature a series of discussions at the intersection of technology, the future of work, and inequality. See the agenda and register: https://t.co/I1tFs4GyRl
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Dear followers, Please see my interview with Le Devoir. In French.
Revenir aux promesses de la démocratie libérale pour contrer la dérive populiste? Entrevue avec Daron Acemoğlu, Prix Nobel d’économie.
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And for those who are interested, here is my piece with Simon Johnson on the need to tax digital ad revenue. Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson: "The Urgent Need to Tax Digital Advertising" - Network Law Review
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Dear readers, the Network Law Review is delighted to present you with this month’s guest article by Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor of Economics at MIT, and Simon Johnson, Professor of Entrepre...
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A nice essay on digital ad taxes. It is about time we take such taxes more seriously (though I have a stake in this debate) What is a digital ad tax?
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Chi Nguyen and Robert Seamans explain and evaluate digital ad taxes, a novel regulatory approach to mitigate social media harms
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I am happy to share this Financial Times op-ed by Eran Yashiv based on the open letter from a group of economists (including myself) on the human and economic costs of Netanyahu's policies: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/ https://t.co/cQjYg6hK9s
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Co-director @DAcemogluMIT participated in yesterday's @UN dialogue session on AI, highlighted in the @nytimes. Daron stressed that the current path of AI, which emphasizes automation, could lead to greater inequality. https://t.co/WoQGyBH1xZ
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The United Nations announced a new “global dialogue on artificial intelligence governance,” and a new global A.I. panel on the technology’s risks and rewards.
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