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“You dream of having a good career but this is over and on top of that. It’s a great surprise and honour.”
Daron Acemoglu (@DAcemogluMIT) reacting to the news of his prize in economic sciences today. Congratulations to our new laureate!
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ALT Illustration of Nobel Prize laureate Daron Acemoglu.
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Congratulations to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics! 🎉
MIT economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson share Nobel Prize in economics: Along with James Robinson, the professors are honored for work on the relationship between economic growth and political institutions. mitsha.re/1yu750TKF1s
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MIT Economics retweeted
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”
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Assistant Professor @NinaRoussille joins the @LSEnews iQ podcast with @AnnaBevs to discuss the role of the ask gap and pay transparency in the persistence of gender pay inequality
Episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Research: academic.oup.com/qje/article…
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Congratulations to @MartinBeraja, who has been awarded an @NSF CAREER Award to support his research on the role of government policy in stabilizing business cycles and responding to challenges posed by new digital and automation technologies.
economics.mit.edu/news/marti…
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Considering applying for an economics PhD? The student-led MIT and Harvard Application Assistance and Mentoring Program helps students from underrepresented groups connect with a grad student mentor. Applications are open until July 17! Learn more at economics.mit.edu/academic-p…
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MIT Economics retweeted
Join Blueprint affiliate @DAcemogluMIT and @baselinescene as they launch their new book, Power and Progress: Our Thousand Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
— Brattle Theatre (Cambridge, MA) on Tuesday, May 16, at 6:00pm
🎟️ shapingwork.mit.edu/daron-ac…
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Jacob Moscona, PhD ’21 and @JPAL postdoc, has made @vox_dev’s top 10 most-read articles of all time! Check out his piece, "The impact of the Green Revolution on structural change." 👇
9️⃣ In our ninth most-read article, Jacob Moscona @MITEcon @HarvardEcon outlines how introducing high-yield crop varieties ⬆️ entrenchment in the agricultural sector, while ⬇️ urban and industrial growth, using data from #India.
Read here: ow.ly/UmBS50M0Ugj #VoxDevTop10
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We're excited to introduce our 2022-2023 Job Market candidates! We’ll share individual profiles here in the days ahead, and a full list of this year's candidates is available at economics.mit.edu/academic-p…
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Martina Uccioli’s primary research interest is Labor Economics. Learn more at economics.mit.edu/people/phd…
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John Sturm's research interests include Public Economics, Macroeconomics, and International Economics. Learn more at economics.mit.edu/people/phd…
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