Publications & Papers by Daron Acemoglu

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Knowledge, Information and Expectations in Modern Macroeconomics: In Honor of Edmund Phelps
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Factor Prices and Technical Change: from Induced Innovations to Recent Debates

Published in Knowledge, Information and Expectations in Modern Macroeconomics: In Honor of Edmund Phelps
Daron Acemoglu
February 2003
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Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Cross-Country Inequality Trends

The Economic Journal, 113 (F121–F149)
Daron Acemoglu
February 2003
In Search of Prosperity: Analytical Narrative on Economic Growth
Development Economics, Political Economy

An African Success Story: Botswana

Published in In Search of Prosperity: Analytical Narrative on Economic Growth.
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson
February 2003
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Macroeconomics, Political Economy

Institutional Causes, Macroeconomic Symptoms: Volatility, Crises and Growth

Journal of Monetary Economics, 50, pp. 49-123
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson, Yunyong Thaicharoen
January 2003
European Economic Review
Labor Economics

The Labor Market and Corporate Structure

European Economic Review, 46, pp. 1733-1756
Daron Acemoglu, Andrew Newman
December 2002
Quarterly Journal of Economics
Macroeconomics, Political Economy

Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 117, pp. 1231-1294
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson
November 2002
Review of Economic Studies
International Economics, Macroeconomics

Directed Technical Change

The Review of Economic Studies, 69. pp. 781-810
Daron Acemoglu
October 2002

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Readme Table 1 and Figures (Program File) Data
Macroeconomics, Political Economy

The World Income Distribution

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 117, pp 659-694
Daron Acemoglu, Jaume Ventura
May 2002

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Figure 1: Relative Supply of College Skills and College Premium (Program File) Figure 5: Alternative Time Trends for the Relative Demand for Skills (Program File) Data
Macroeconomics, Political Economy

Technical Change, Inequality, and The Labor Market

Journal of Economic Literature, 40, pp. 7-72
Daron Acemoglu
March 2002
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Deunionization, Technical Change and Inequality

Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 55(1) , pp. 229-264
Daron Acemoglu, Philippe Aghion, Gianluca Violante
December 2001
Journal of Political Economy

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Table 1: Summary Statistics Table 2: Initial Results Table 3: Baseline and Alternative Estimates Table 4: Exploring the Role of SSI/Disability Insurance Benefits Data for reproducing all tables
Labor Economics

Consequences of Employment Protection? The Case of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Journal of Political Economy, 109, pp 915-957
Daron Acemoglu, Joshua Angrist
October 2001
American Economic Review
Political Economy

A Theory of Political Transitions

American Economic Review, 91, pp 938-963
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
September 2001
American Economic Review
Political Economy

Inefficient Redistribution

American Political Science Review, 95, pp. 649-661
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
September 2001
Economic Theory

Evolution of Perceptions and Play

Daron Acemoglu, Muhamet Yildiz
June 2001
American Economic Review
Development Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economy

The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation

American Economic Review, 91(5), pp. 1369-1401
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson
May 2001
European Economic Review
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Credit Market Imperfections and Persistent Unemployment

European Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 45(4-6), pp. 665-679
Daron Acemoglu
May 2001
Quarterly Journal of Economics
International Economics, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Productivity Differences

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 116, pp. 563-606
Daron Acemoglu, Fabrizio Zilibotti
May 2001
European Economic Review
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Changes in the Wage Structure, Family Income, and Children's Education

European Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 45, pp. 890-904
Daron Acemoglu, Jorn-Steffen Pischke
April 2001