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Daron Acemoglu, author portrait
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Daron Acemoglu

Daron Acemoglu is an Institute Professor at MIT. His previous books include the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail, The Narrow Corridor, and Power and Progress. He is a recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal, the BBVA award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
What Happened to Liberal Democracy?
The Narrow Corridor
Why Nations Fail

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What Happened to Liberal Democracy?
The Narrow Corridor
Why Nations Fail

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Fri Oct 02 | 01:00 PM
MIT Future Fest 2026 MIT Museum
Gambrill Center, 314 Main St
Cambridge, MA 02142
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