Talk:Daron Acemoglu

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[edit] plagiarism

Acemoglu, the only child of a middle-class Armenian couple, grew up in Istanbul, Turkey during a tumultuous period of economic crises and political unrest, when hyperinflation sapped spending power; rural poor streamed into cities, only to find squalor and more poverty; and terrorist attacks frequently rocked the nation, leading to the military coup of 1980. He often wondered why Turkey's development lagged that of the United States and other industrialized nations. Some two decades later, as an economist and professor at MIT, he came up with an answer.

removed piece (above) was lifted from here: [1]

compare:

Daron Acemoglu grew up in Turkey during a tumultuous period of economic crises and political unrest, when hyperinflation sapped spending power; rural poor streamed into cities, only to find squalor and more poverty; and terrorist attacks frequently rocked the nation, leading to the military coup of 1980. Living through these times, Acemoglu, the only child of a middle-class couple, said he often wondered why Turkey's development lagged that of the United States and other industrialized nations. Some two decades later, as an economist and professor at MIT, he came up with an answer.

--Calm 14:26, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

if it was not added by Robert Gavin from Boston Globe(which i believe is not the case) the above parargraph which i had removed (however was re-added since) constitutes a violation of wikipedia's policies.--Calm 16:24, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] publications

can someone clean up the publications, there are far too many. not every publication is a breakthrough --Dirknachbar 20:15, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Those quotes of his PhD reviewers make me want to have the details to his PhD thesis. 202.89.155.188 07:15, 4 March 2007 (UTC)