Acemoglu, a Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has taken big-picture views and deep-dives into an array of complex subjects, including economic development, inequality, labor economics and the economics of networks.

What is it like to work with Acemoglu and Johnson?

Johnson described Acemoglu as a clear thinker who’s “equal-opportunity” tough on his and everyone else’s ideas and not shy about grilling presenters and speakers with constructive and friendly questions. After Acemoglu and Johnson worked together at MIT, Johnson, in 2007-08, served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

What can we learn from dardaron Acemoglu?

Daron Acemoglu’s youth in Turkey produced early lessons on the inextricable link between economics and politics. In September 1980, Acemoglu was living in Istanbul and had just turned 13 when the Turkish military launched a coup that overthrew the civilian government.