New Releases by Daron Acemoglu

Partant de ce constat de bon sens, les auteurs analysent l''histoire de l''innovation et ses retombées économiques, sociales et sociétales. De l’agriculture à la révolution industrielle en passant par l’Égypte antique, rien n’échappe au tamis de ces économistes chevronnés. Parenthèse des Trente Glorieuses mise à part, aucune période de l’histoire – que le régime soit monarchique, libéral ou communiste – n’a fait rimer nouveauté et prospérité partagée. Pire, les strategies d’innovation des 40 dernières années, notamment l’IA, creusent les inégalités et concentrent les fruits du progrès entre les mains d’entreprises plus puissantes que les États, repoussant sans cesse les plus précaires vers des voies de délestage. Un essai salué par la critique (Financial Times, Le Monde...) et une lecture analytique, historique et économique par des auteurs et économistes au rayonnement international.

Cos''è davvero il progresso? Nel corso della storia dell''umanità, il cambiamento tecnologico – che si tratti dei miglioramenti agricoli nel Medioevo, della Rivoluzione industriale o dell''odierna intelligenza artificiale – è stato visto come il principale motore della prosperità, qualcosa da cui avremmo tratto solo vantaggi. La realtà, però, si è sempre rivelata più complessa. Nel XIX secolo, l''introduzione della sgranatrice aumentò enormemente la produttività della coltivazione di cotone e trasformò gli Stati Uniti nel suo primo esportatore mondiale, ma allo stesso modo intensificò la ferocia dello schiavismo e della segregazione razziale. A partire da esempi come questo e guardando alla contemporaneità, Daron Acemoglu e Simon Johnson sfatano il mito del tecnottimismo moderno. È vero: ce la passiamo enormemente meglio dei nostri antenati, ma gli ultimi mille anni hanno visto la diffusione di invenzioni che non hanno affatto portato al benessere collettivo e i risultati sono sotto i nostri occhi. Una visione nuova e più inclusiva della tecnologia potrà emergere solo se prendiamo coscienza del nostro potere sociale, lottando per fare in modo che le innovazioni siano al servizio di tutti. Acemoglu e Johnson scrivono un manifesto per una società migliore, insistendo sulla necessità di assicurarci che la tecnologia crei nuovi posti di lavoro e nuove opportunità, anziché emarginare la maggior parte delle persone, attraverso il lavoro automatizzato e la passività politica. Solo così potremo realizzare il vero potenziale del progresso, ripensando la teoria economica in modo rivoluzionario.

Fortschritt – Eine 1000-jährige Illusion Die verbesserte Landwirtschaft im Mittelalter, später die industrielle Revolution und heute die künstliche Intelligenz – im Laufe der Geschichte wurde der technologische Wandel stets als Haupttriebkraft für das Gemeinwohl angesehen. Doch die Fortschrittsgewinne fallen nur wenigen zu, und die Technologie ist von den Zielen und Obsessionen der Mächtigen geprägt. Sie verhilft ihnen zu noch mehr Reichtum, sozialem Ansehen und Einfluss. Die zwei MIT-Professoren und Bestsellerautoren Daron Acemoglu (»Warum Nationen scheitern«) und Simon Johnson stellen das konventionelle Verständnis von technologischem Fortschritt auf den Kopf, Volkswirtschaften funktionieren anders als wir gemeinhin denken. Sie enthüllen, wer die Fortschrittsgewinner und wer die -verlierer sind, in einem Werk, das unseren Blick auf die Welt und unser Verständnis von ihr grundlegend verändert. Wie kann echter Fortschritt, wie kann gerechtere Innovation gelingen? Acemoglu und Johnson haben die Antworten. »Macht und Fortschritt« ist ausgezeichnet mit dem A.SK Social Science Award 2023. Daron Acemoglu und Simon Johnson sind Träger des Wirtschaftsnobelpreises 2024. »Eine Synthese aus Geschichte und Analyse, verbunden mit konkreten Ideen, wie die Zukunft verbessert werden kann.« Jaron Lanier »Dieses wichtige Buch ist ein notwendiges Gegenmittel gegen die giftige Rhetorik der technologischen Unvermeidbarkeit.« Shoshana Zuboff »Pflichtlektüre für alle, denen das Schicksal der Demokratie im digitalen Zeitalter am Herzen liegt.« Michael J. Sandel »Lesen Sie, genießen Sie, und entscheiden Sie dann über Ihren Lebensstil!« Jared Diamond

Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work--revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity--in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world. Throughout history, technological change — whether it takes the form of agricultural improvements in the Middle Ages, the Industrial Revolution, or today’s artificial intelligence — has been viewed as a main driver of prosperity, working in the public interest. The reality, though, is that technology is shaped by what powerful people want and believe, generating riches, social respect, cultural prominence, and further political voice for those already powerful. For most of the rest of us, there is the illusion of progress. Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson debunk modern techno-optimism through a dazzling, original account of how technological choices have changed the course of history. From vivid stories of how the economic surplus of the Middle Ages was appropriated by an ecclesiastical elite to build cathedrals while the peasants starved, to the making of vast fortunes from digital technologies today as millions are pushed towards poverty, we see how the path of technology is determined and who influences its trajectory. To achieve the true potential of innovation, we need to ensure technology is creating new jobs and opportunities rather than marginalizing most people, through automated work and political passivity. We need to use the tremendous digital advances of the last half century to create useful and empowering tools, and seize back control from a small elite of hubristic, messianic tech leaders pursuing their own interests. With their breakthrough economic theory and manifesto for building a better society, Acemoglu and Johnson provide the understanding and vision to reimagine and reshape the path of technology and create true shared prosperity.

Thistitle is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has workedclosely with educators around the world to include content which is especiallyrelevant to students outside the United States. For courses in the principles of macroeconomics. An evidence-based approach to economics Throughout Macroeconomics, 3rd Edition, authorsDaron Acemoglu, David Laibson, and John List use real economic questions anddata to help students learn about the world around them. Taking a freshapproach, they use the themes of optimization, equilibrium, and empiricism tonot only illustrate the power of simple economic ideas, but also to explain andpredict what''s happening in today''s society. Each chapter begins with anempirical question that is relevant to the life of a student and is lateranswered using data in the Evidence-Based Economics feature. As a result of thetext''s practical emphasis, students learn to apply economic principles to guidethe decisions they make in their own daily lives. Pearson MyLab® Economicsis not included. Students, if Pearson MyLab Economics is arecommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor forthe correct ISBN. Pearson MyLab Economics should only be purchased whenrequired by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative formore information.

A look at how new technologies can be put to use in the creation of a more just society. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not likely to make humans redundant. Nor will it create superintelligence anytime soon. But it will make huge advances in the next two decades, revolutionize medicine, entertainment, and transport, transform jobs and markets, and vastly increase the amount of information that governments and companies have about individuals. AI for Good leads off with economist and best-selling author Daron Acemoglu, who argues that there are reasons to be concerned about these developments. AI research today pays too much attention to the technological hurtles ahead without enough attention to its disruptive effects on the fabric of society: displacing workers while failing to create new opportunities for them and threatening to undermine democratic governance itself. But the direction of AI development is not preordained. Acemoglu argues for its potential to create shared prosperity and bolster democratic freedoms. But directing it to that task will take great effort: It will require new funding and regulation, new norms and priorities for developers themselves, and regulations over new technologies and their applications. At the intersection of technology and economic justice, this book will bring together experts--economists, legal scholars, policy makers, and developers--to debate these challenges and consider what steps tech companies can do take to ensure the advancement of AI does not further diminish economic prospects of the most vulnerable groups of population.

"«Chi si allontana dal gruppo è preda del falco» recita un proverbio del popolo ashanti: il mondo è crudele e i forti hanno sempre oppresso i deboli con la violenza. In assenza di un''autorità centrale l''unica protezione è rifugiarsi in una gabbia – spesso opprimente – di norme, tradizioni e alleanze tra clan. Viceversa, uno Stato forte può proteggere gli individui, ma rischia di mutarsi in un mostro, in una dittatura oppressiva. Per gran parte della storia umana, in ogni luogo e tempo, la libertà non è stata qualcosa di scontato e naturale, ma una conquista sofferta ottenuta solo imboccando una vera e propria strettoia. Questo corridoio virtuoso esiste quando i poteri dello Stato e della società sono in equilibrio: quando le istituzioni sono forti, in grado di fornire servizi e far rispettare le leggi; e quando, al tempo stesso, i cittadini hanno la capacità di tenere sotto controllo e chiamare in causa le autorità. La strettoia analizza il modo in cui le nazioni sono riuscite a bilanciare queste due forze in equilibrio precario. Ripercorre la via attraverso cui alcune sono entrate nel corridoio della libertà e altre ne sono rimaste fuori o ne sono dolorosamente uscite. Esplora la storia della democrazia in Grecia, della nascita degli Stati Uniti e di quella delle nazioni create da Maometto e Shaka a partire da terre e popoli divisi. Traccia le origini di un''Europa dai molteplici centri di potere e di una Cina dominata da un''autorità centrale, con i loro percorsi drammaticamente diversi. Indaga le radici del fallimento di molte rivoluzioni nel Medio Oriente e delle speranze per il futuro dell''Africa. Dopo il best seller Perché le nazioni falliscono, Acemoglu e Robinson aggiungono un nuovo tassello fondamentale al loro grande mosaico che ritrae la storia delle società umane. E ci ricordano, oggi più che mai, che la libertà non è dovuta, ma è una vittoria che dipende da un fragile equilibrio di forze, in bilico tra il caos e l''oppressione."

An evidence-based approach to economics Throughout Economics, 2nd Edition, authors Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, and John List use real economic questions and data to help students learn about the world around them. Taking a fresh approach, they use the themes of optimization, equilibrium, and empiricism to not only illustrate the power of simple economic ideas, but also to explain and predict what''s happening in today''s society. Each chapter begins with an empirical question that is relevant to the life of a student, and is later answered using data in the Evidence-Based Economics feature. As a result of the text''s practical emphasis, students learn to apply economic principles to guide the decisions they make in their own lives.

Traditional Chinese edition of The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty

How does history end? -- The Red Queen -- Will to power -- Economics outside the corridor -- Allegory of good government -- The European scissors -- Mandate of Heaven -- Broken Red Queen -- Devil in the details -- What''s the matter with Ferguson? -- The paper leviathan -- Wahhab''s children -- Red Queen out of control -- Into the corridor -- Living with the leviathan.

Macroéconomie est une adaptation française d''une toute nouvelle collection conçue et rédigée par des pédagogues et experts en économie de très haut niveau: Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), David Laibson (Harvard University) et John A. List (University of Chicago). Ils proposent une approche de l''apprentissage de l''économie plus conviviale et novatrice. Moins basés sur la théorie que sur la pratique, cet ouvrage aborde toutes les notions essentielles en misant sur la compréhension intuitive, au-delà des chiffres. Ce qui distingue ce titre des autres, c''est le souci des auteurs de lier concrètement les théories économiques à des questions pratiques que tout étudiant curieux peut se poser: - Est-ce vraiment gratuit de surfer sur Facebook? - Les études universitaires en valent-elles la peine? - Dans quelle mesure l''emplacement d''un appartement influe-t-il sur son coût de location? - Quelle serait l''incidence d''un péage sur le futur pont Champlain sur la durée des déplacements? Chaque chapitre est d''ailleurs construit autour d''une question clé qui interpelle l''étudiant. En suscitant ainsi son intérêt, on le motive à vouloir comprendre les données économiques et à appliquer le raisonnement de l''économiste. Bref, Macroéconomie donne à l''étudiant ce que peut lui apporter de mieux l’économie: des outils pour devenir un meilleur consommateur, un meilleur citoyen et un meilleur travailleur.

NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • From two winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, “who have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity” “A wildly ambitious work that hopscotches through history and around the world to answer the very big question of why some countries get rich and others don’t.”—The New York Times FINALIST: Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Economist, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Monitor, The Plain Dealer Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, or geography that determines prosperity or poverty? As Why Nations Fail shows, none of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Drawing on fifteen years of original research, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is our man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or the lack of it). Korea, to take just one example, is a remarkably homogenous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created those two different institutional trajectories. Acemoglu and Robinson marshal extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, among them: • Will China’s economy continue to grow at such a high speed and ultimately overwhelm the West? • Are America’s best days behind it? Are we creating a vicious cycle that enriches and empowers a small minority? “This book will change the way people think about the wealth and poverty of nations . . . as ambitious as Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel.”—BusinessWeek

Per la scienza sociale è la madre di tutte le domande: perché ci sono paesi che diventano ricchi e paesi che restano poveri? Per quale ragione nel mondo convivono prosperità e indigenza? Alcuni si soffermano sul clima e sulla geografia. Ma il caso del Botswana, che cresce a ritmi vertiginosi mentre paesi africani vicini, come Zimbabwe, Congo e Sierra Leone, subiscono miserie e violenze, smentisce questa interpretazione. Altri chiamano in causa la cultura. Ma allora come si spiegano le enormi differenze tra il Nord e il Sud della Corea? E che dire di Nogales, Arizona, che ha un reddito pro capite tre volte più alto di Nogales, Sonora, città gemella messicana? Le origini di prosperità e povertà risiedono nelle istituzioni politiche ed economiche che le nazioni si danno. Ce lo dimostrano Daron Acemoglu e James A. Robinson, accompagnandoci in un emozionante viaggio nella storia universale, di civiltà in civiltà, di rivoluzione in rivoluzione. Dall''Impero romano alla Venezia medievale, dagli inca e i maya, distrutti dal colonialismo spagnolo, al devastante impatto della tratta degli schiavi sull''Africa tribale, dalla Cina assolutista delle dinastie Ming e Qing al nuovo assolutismo di Mao Zedong, dall''Impero ottomano alle autocrazie mediorientali, le élite dominanti preferiscono difendere i propri privilegi ed estrarre risorse dalla società che avviare un percorso di benessere per tutti. La crescita economica sovverte lo status quo, e per questo è temuta e ostacolata da chi detiene il potere. Ma alcuni paesi sanno cogliere le opportunità della storia: la nascita di sistemi politici inclusivi e pluralisti diffonde la crescita economica a ogni latitudine. L''Inghilterra della rivoluzione industriale, la Francia rivoluzionaria e napoleonica, la nascita della democrazia negli Stati Uniti e, in tempi più recenti, il Brasile di Lula, dimostrano che si può prendere la strada dell''emancipazione politica e sociale. Nell''epoca in cui si assiste al tracollo di molti paesi e alla travolgente ascesa di altri, «Perché le nazioni falliscono» propone una teoria brillante, di rara profondità storica, che cambia il nostro modo di vedere il mondo. E, rifuggendo ogni conformismo, mette in discussione le certezze superficiali: siamo sicuri che la crescita della Cina sia inarrestabile?

Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a groundbreaking text from one of today''s leading economists. Daron Acemoglu gives graduate students not only the tools to analyze growth and related macroeconomic problems, but also the broad perspective needed to apply those tools to the big-picture questions of growth and divergence. And he introduces the economic and mathematical foundations of modern growth theory and macroeconomics in a rigorous but easy to follow manner. After covering the necessary background on dynamic general equilibrium and dynamic optimization, the book presents the basic workhorse models of growth and takes students to the frontier areas of growth theory, including models of human capital, endogenous technological change, technology transfer, international trade, economic development, and political economy. The book integrates these theories with data and shows how theoretical approaches can lead to better perspectives on the fundamental causes of economic growth and the wealth of nations. Innovative and authoritative, this book is likely to shape how economic growth is taught and learned for years to come. Introduces all the foundations for understanding economic growth and dynamic macroeconomic analysis Focuses on the big-picture questions of economic growth Provides mathematical foundations Presents dynamic general equilibrium Covers models such as basic Solow, neoclassical growth, and overlapping generations, as well as models of endogenous technology and international linkages Addresses frontier research areas such as international linkages, international trade, political economy, and economic development and structural change An accompanying Student Solutions Manual containing the answers to selected exercises is available (978-0-691-14163-3/$24.95). See: https://press.princeton.edu/titles/8970.html. For Professors only: To access a complete solutions manual online, email us at: [email protected]

本书分为问题与答案、构造政治模型、民主的创立和巩固、运行模型、结论及民主的未来、附录六篇。本书内容包括:政治发展的道路、非民主政治、政变和巩固、中产阶级的作用等。

This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the majority of citizens, but opposed by elites. Dictatorship nevertheless is not stable when citizens can threaten social disorder and revolution. In response, when the costs of repression are sufficiently high and promises of concessions are not credible, elites may be forced to create democracy. By democratizing, elites credibly transfer political power to the citizens, ensuring social stability. Democracy consolidates when elites do not have strong incentive to overthrow it. These processes depend on (1) the strength of civil society, (2) the structure of political institutions, (3) the nature of political and economic crises, (4) the level of economic inequality, (5) the structure of the economy, and (6) the form and extent of globalization.

Becker''s theory of human capital predicts that minimum wages should reduce training investments for affected workers, because they prevent these workers from taking wage cuts necessary to finance training. We show that when the assumption of perfectly competitive labor markets underlying this theory is relaxed, minimum wages can increase training of affected workers, by inducing firms to train their unskilled employees. More generally, a minimum wage increases training for constrained workers, while reducing it for those taking wage cuts to finance their training. We provide new estimates on the impact of the state and federal increases in the minimum wage between 1987 and 1992 of the training of low wage workers. We find no evidence that minimum wages reduce training. These results are consistent with our model, but difficult to reconcile with the standard theory of human capital.