Daron Acemoglu – Inclusive institutions, democracy and the key drivers of economic growth

Video interview series presented by Rajk College for Advanced Studies for its 50th birthday. The series covers interviews made by selected awardees of the John von Neumann and Herbert Simon Awards established by Rajk College, Budapest, Hungary. This interview was made with Daron Acemoglu at the Economics Department of MIT, Boston Massachusetts at January 27, 2020 before any COVID-19 restrictions.

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0:00 - Introduction
1:02 - Good institutions and economic growth
5:01 - The state of democracy
8:45 - Automation and labor market
11:25 - Personal motivations

Directors: Kornél Hoffmann, Márton Simó, Ádám Vig, Judit Berei, Artúr Velkey, Mátyás Tompa, Dóra Kovács
Interviewers: Márton Simó, Ádám Vig
Cinematographer: Dániel Bálint
Editing: Levente Klára
Graphic design: Soma Sebesvári

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[jonvthvnx]

Finally a video where I can hear how he pronounces his own name. That’s all I was looking for.

[ulkutopuzoglu]

1968 Istanbul Hukuk Fakultesinden mezun oldum. Rahmetli Saygideger babaniz bizim asistanimizdi. Saygin kisiligi, nezaketi ve harikulade ders anlatimi ile biz talebelerinin gonlunde degerli bir yere sahipti. Universite yillarinda ki hatiralarimiz da Kevork Hoca'yi daima saygiyla aniyoruz. Allah rahmet eylesin ve mekani cennet olsun

[danielhagos]

I can see the passion through his eyes

[LiXiang]

I have read his books - Why nationals fail and The narrow corridor. I enjoyed both of them! Merci!

[danielgaraujo]

I have read his book: Why Nations Fail. I really appreciated it. It is worth reading.

[jpfusant]

Aún sigo leyendo por qué fracasan los países. Y esta como película.

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