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How do social forces, innovation, and technology shape the evolution of institutions over time? How do they contribute to either their persistence or transformation?
M.I.T. Professor Daron Acemoglu, the 2024 laureate of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will present his research on innovation and technology. His framework examines the social forces that drive institutional stability and change, revealing how these dynamics impact prosperity. He draws comparisons between disruptive periods such as the onset of European colonialism, the spread of industrial technologies in the 19th century, and today's decisions on the use, adoption, and development of AI.
The event will take place on April 9 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., and will be broadcast on World Bank Live.
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Speaker
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Daron Acemoglu
2024 Nobel laureate in economics and Institute Professor of Economics at MIT
@dacemoglumit
Learning Resources
The World Bank Group's Anticorruption for Development Global Program (AC4D) and the International Corruption Hunters Alliance (ICHA) invite you to the Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum, scheduled for April 8-9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The flagship session will be broadcast online on worldbank.org/live
