Daron Acemoglu (MIT), Simon Johnson (MIT) and James Robinson (U Chicago) were awarded with the most important award in economics “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”. More information about the prize can be found here: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2024/press-release/

Daron Acemoglu was also the inaugural speaker of the Neil Moskowitz Economics Lecture, which was launched by the UMD Economics Department in March 2023. The image shows Professor Acemoglu during his lecture at UMD. More information of the Neil Moskowitz Economics Lecture can be found here: https://econ.umd.edu/news/econ-launches-new-neil-moskowitz-economics-lecture-series