Daron Acemoglu
Author · 18 books
Daron Acemoglu (born 1967 in Istanbul) is an economist. His academic career led him to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he was appointed Institute Professor of Economics. With James A. Robinson, he co-authored the international bestseller *Why Nations Fail* (German edition 2014). Acemoglu received the John Bates Clark Medal and was awarded the Kiel World Economy Prize in 2019. In 2024, he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson.