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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · 11d

Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social participated in yesterday's United Nations dialogue session on AI, highlighted in @nytimes.com. Daron stressed that the current path of AI, which emphasizes automation, could lead to greater inequality.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

Countries Consider A.I.’s Dangers and Benefits at U.N.

www.nytimes.com

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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · 27d

📣 Come work with us!

📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social

📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/

#econ_ra #econsky

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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · Jul 18

In a lecture last month at London Business School, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social previewed ideas from his forthcoming book on remaking liberalism in an age of inequality, AI, and political polarization.

Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k23S...

Event summary: wheelerblog.london.edu/remaking-lib...

Remaking Liberalism with Daron Acemoglu

YouTube video by Wheeler Institute for Business and Development

www.youtube.com

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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · Jul 1

The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative is now the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work. Hear from our co-directors @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social about our mission and goals for the years ahead.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Jun 5

Dear followers, I will be giving a talk at the LSE Festival on June 18 at 5:30 BST. You can register to join online here. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...

Visions for the future with Daron Acemoglu

5.30pm Wed 18 Jun | Daron Acemoglu | Free event at the LSE Festival: Visions for the Future | Ticket required

www.lse.ac.uk

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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · May 21

Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social explains why the centralized nature of the social media ecosystem, which puts an enormous amount of power in the hands of a few platforms, is a threat to democracy — and why AI may be headed in the same direction.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · May 21

I was interviewed on @wbur.org's On Point this morning about the state of institutions and corruption under the Trump administration. The full audio is available here. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

Trump and trickle-down corruption

A $400 million jet from Qatar. His own crypto coin. Is President Donald Trump normalizing corruption?

www.wbur.org

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · May 13

I am very pleased to share this announcement of our new center at MIT. @davidautor.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social and I are grateful to the Stone Foundation for their generous support enabling us to study two defining challenges of our age: inequality and the future of work.

MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · May 13

📣 We will soon become the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work!

Starting in July, we will usher in a significant new era of research, policy, and education, made possible by a gift from the Stone Foundation.

news.mit.edu/2025/mit-eco...

MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work

The MIT Economics department will launch the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, led by Daron Acemoglu and co-directors David Autor and Simon Johnson, t...

news.mit.edu

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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · Apr 25

Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social lays out two possible futures for agentic AI: autonomous AI agents that act on behalf of humans, or AI advisors that support human decision-makers.

Which path we take will have far-reaching implications for human agency, inequality, and the labor market.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Apr 23

Dear followers, please see my FY article on breaking up Tech monopolies The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same via @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/2b78...

The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same

As Big Tech tightens its grip on governments and markets, the EU must ensure competition can flourish

www.ft.com

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Apr 17

Dear followers, please find my interview with the MIT New Colossus Project here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp6j...

Daron Acemoglu: Nobel Prize in Economics, AI, Liberal Democracy, Turkey, Armenia | Episode #008

YouTube video by MIT New Colossus Project

www.youtube.com

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Apr 8

When that happens, the US financial account will start worsening and the current account will have to improve.

A victory for Trump!

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Apr 8

Trump’s tariffs, attacks on allies and NATO, and policies shaking the core of US institutions will make US assets less safe, more uncertain and less attractive.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Apr 8

As every textbook teaches us, the current account deficit is equal to the financial account surplus. The US has a current account deficit in part because its assets (treasuries, private debt and equity) are attractive to foreigners – largely because of their safety and liquidity.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Apr 8

Could this moment be a prelude to Trump's Pyrrhic victory on the US current deficit?

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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · Apr 4

Nobel laureate and co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social reacts to the Trump tariffs.

"I think we are starting uncharted experimentation now with a rapid end to the globalization episode."

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

Değişime kimin liderlik edeceği ve bu liderin ülkenin geleceği için gerekli çığır açan dönüşümü başlatıp başlatamayacağı belirsizliğini koruyor.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

Türkiye'nin bu yola gireceğinin garantisi yok. Eğer Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan buna teşebbüs etmezse (ki bu ihtimal az değil), Türk siyaseti daha belirsiz ve daha çatışmacı hale gelecektir.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

Ancak burada gerekli olan perspektif ve kurumsal yaklaşım değişikliği, Kürt siyasetini kendi tarafına çekmeye çalışmaktan (Cumhurbaşkanı'nın şu anda denediği gibi) daha radikal olmalıdır.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

Bu yolu seçecek olan kim? Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan geçmişte zamana ve fırsatlara göre değişebileceğini (ve bu tür geri dönüşler yaparken tabanını bir araya getirebileceğini) kanıtladı.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

Ayrıca bu, nüfusun Avrupalıları ortak olarak görmesini de gerektirecektir.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

Bu, hükümetin sivil toplum faaliyetlerini ve protestoları kabul etmesini ve hatta kutlamasını da gerektirir.

Ülke gençliğinin siyasete yönelik yeni ve büyük coşkusunu geliştirmesini ve hatta ülke işlerine daha da fazla dahil olmasını da gerektirecektir.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

Türkiye'nin Avrupalı ortaklarına, demokratik kurumlarındaki bozulmayı tersine çevirmeye çalışacağına dair sinyaller göndermesi gerekiyor (mevcut durumda ülke, demokrasinin kötüleşmesi açısından dünyada en kötü performansa sahiplerden biri durumundadır).

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

(Türkiye’nin en yüksek verimlilik artışını AB üyelik sürecinde yaşandığını da hatırlatılayabiliriz.)

Ancak bu yol, Türkiye'nin demokrasiye olan bağlılığından geçiyor.

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Mar 28

Ancak Avrupa pazarlarına açılmak, Avrupa sermayesinin katkısı ve en önemlisi de Avrupa teknolojisi ve Avrupalı şirketlerle ortak girişim fırsatları Türkiye'nin verimlilik potansiyelini önemli ölçüde artırabilir.

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