Papers by Daron Acemoglu

Daron Acemoglu

Institute Professor · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Institute Professor of Economics at MIT since 2019. Works on political economy, economic development and growth, technology, inequality and labor economics. Received the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

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Published Quarterly Journal of Economics Online 30 Jan 2026 Published Apr 2026

Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Wages, Inequality, and Productivity

Daron Acemoglu · Pascual Restrepo

Acemoglu and Restrepo examine the effects of automation in economies where labor market distortions cause some workers to earn rents—wages above their opportunity cost or outside option. The central …

Labor Markets Inequality Macroeconomics Free Read ↗

Online First Journal of Political Economy Online 15 Jun 2026

Online Business Models, Digital Ads, and User Welfare

Daron Acemoglu · Daniel Huttenlocher · Asuman Ozdaglar · James Siderius

Acemoglu, Huttenlocher, Ozdaglar, and Siderius develop a two-sided platform model to study the welfare consequences of digital advertising as an online business model. The platform intermediates …

Public Finance Inequality Firm Dynamics Free Read ↗

Career

2019 – present Institute Professor, MIT
2010 – 2019 Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, MIT
2004 – 2010 Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics, MIT
2000 – 2004 Professor of Economics, MIT
1997 – 2000 Pentti Kouri Associate Professor of Economics, MIT
1993 – 1997 Assistant Professor of Economics, MIT
1992 – 1993 Lecturer in Economics, London School of Economics

Editorial roles

Co-Editor Review of Economics and Statistics2001–2007
Co-Editor Econometrica2007–2011
Editor-in-Chief Econometrica2011–2015
Co-Editor NBER Macroeconomics Annual2005–2012
Editorial Board Member Journal of Economic Growth1999–present
Editorial Board Member Journal of Economic Literature2004–2012
Editorial Board Member Annual Review of Economics2007–2009