VCG Editor's note: Daron Acemoglu is Professor of Economics at MIT, co-author (with James A. Robinson) of "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty" and "The Narrow Corri
Editor's note: Daron Acemoglu, professor of economics at MIT, is co-author (with James A. Robinson) of "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty" and "The Narrow Corridor: St
U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order on the economy flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., February 24, 2021. /Getty
U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive actions in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 2, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economic
Many businesses forced to close to contain the spread of COVID-19 may not survive. /AFP Editor's note: Daron Acemoglu is Professor of Economics at MIT, co-author (with James A. Robinson) of Th