Publications & Papers by Daron Acemoglu

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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
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

Credit Market Imperfections and Persistent Unemployment

European Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 45(4-6), pp. 665-679
Daron Acemoglu
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
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Labor Economics

Good Jobs Versus Bad Jobs

Journal of Labor Economics, 19, pp. 1-22.
Daron Acemoglu
January 2001
NBER Macroeconomics Annual

Sources

Table 5: The Effect of State of Birth Compulsory Schooling Laws on Discrete Levels of Schooling Table 6: 2SLS Estimates of Private Returns to Schooling CompSchoolLaws contains data and documentation on compulsory attendance laws by state. three.rar is the micro data set used by the programs posted above.
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

How Large Are Human Capital Externalities Evidence? Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws

NBER Macroeconomics Annual, pp. 9-59
Daron Acemoglu, Joshua Angrist
January 2001
Quarterly Journal of Economics
Political Economy

Why Did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequlaity and Growth in Historical Perpective

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 115, pp. 1167-1199
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
November 2000
Review of Economic Studies
Economic Theory, Labor Economics

Wage and Technology Dispersion

The Review of Economic Studies, 67, pp. 585-608
Daron Acemoglu, Robert Shimer
October 2000
European Economics Review
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Public Economics

Productivity Gains from Unemployment Insurance

European Economics Review, 44, pp. 1195-1224
Daron Acemoglu, Robert Shimer
June 2000
American Economic Review
Political Economy

Political Losers as a Barrier to Economic Development

American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, 90, pp. 126-130
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
May 2000
European Economics Review
Political Economy

Democratization or Repression?

European Economics Review, Papers and Proceedings, 44, 683-693
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
April 2000
European Economics Review
Labor Economics

Certification of Training and Training Outcomes

European Economics Review, Papers and Proceedings, 44, pp. 917-927
Daron Acemoglu, Jorn-Steffen Pischke
April 2000
American Economic Review
Political Economy

The Choice between Market Failures and Corruption

American Economic Review, 90(1), pp. 194-211
Daron Acemoglu, Thierry Verdier
March 2000
American Economic Review
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Changes in Unemployment and Wage Inequality: An Alternative Theory and Some Evidence

American Economic Review, 89, pp. 1259-1278
Daron Acemoglu
December 1999
International Economic Review
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Holdups and Efficieny Search Frictions

International Economic Review, 40, pp. 827-850
Daron Acemoglu, Robert Shimer
November 1999
Journal of Political Economy
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Public Economics

Efficient Unemployment Insurance

Journal of Political Economy, 107, pp. 893-928
Daron Acemoglu, Robert Shimer
October 1999
Journal of Political Economy
Labor Economics

The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training

Jounal of Political Economy, 107, pp. 539-572
Daron Acemoglu, Jorn-Steffen Pischke
June 1999