Brian Albrecht on Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson

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ICLE Chief Economist Brian Albrecht was cited by the Foundation for Economic Education in a blog post about Nobel Prize winners Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. You can read the full piece here.

While AJR’s work has been criticized (as Brian Albrecht points out at the end of this text), their approach remains valuable for understanding how institutions that promote economic freedom are essential to prosperity.