"Why Nations Fail," a MIT Center for International Studies book talk with Daron Acemoglu and John Tirman

Open to the Public

A book talk featuring Daron Acemoglu and joining the conversation is John Tirman as a discussant. Hosted by MIT Center for International Studies.

Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 Time: 04:30pm - 06:00pm

MIT Bldg E40-111, 1 Amherst St, Cambridge (Map)

About the speakers:

DARON ACEMOGLU is the Killian Professor of Economics at MIT. He is the recipient of the 2012 Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics. Nemmers prizes are given in recognition of major contributions to new knowledge or the development of significant new modes of analysis.

JOHN TIRMAN is the Executive Director and a Principal Research Scientist at MIT's Center for International Studies. He is author of, most recently, The Deaths of Others: The Fate of Civilians in America's Wars (Oxford University Press, 2011).

This event is free and open to the public.
Contact starrforum@mit.edu for more details.