Daron Acemoglu books in order
Turkish-American economist and receiver of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economic sciences
- Born
- 1967
- Country
- Turkey
- Books
- 14
Daron Acemoglu has published 1 novel, 5 non-fiction books and 8 other books, beginning with Why Nations Fail (2012). The latest is The Narrow Corridor (2019).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Daron Acemoglu
Start here
Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu's most-read book.
Newest
The Narrow Corridor
Published 2019.
Standalone novels in order
Why Nations Fail (Mar 2012), with James A. Robinson
Non-fiction in order
Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-run Growth (2004)
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (2005)
A Theory of Military Dictatorship (2008)
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth (2009)
The Narrow Corridor (2019)
Other books in order
Productivity Differences (1998)
Democratization or Repression? (1999)
Minimum Wages and On-the-job Training (1999)
Emergence and Persistence of Inefficient States (2006)
Competing Engines of Growth (2010)
Dynamics of Information Exchange in Endogenous Social Networks (2010)
Uluslarin Dususu (2013)
Power and Progress (2023)
About Daron Acemoglu
Kamer Daron Acemoğlu is a Turkish-American economist of Armenian descent who has been at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1993, where he is currently the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics. He was named an Institute Professor at MIT in 2019. His primary research fields include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. He received the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2024.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Daron Acemoglu FAQ
- How many books has Daron Acemoglu written?
- Daron Acemoglu has published 1 novel, 5 non-fiction books and 8 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Daron Acemoglu's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Why Nations Fail.
- What is Daron Acemoglu's latest book?
- The Narrow Corridor (2019).
- What is Daron Acemoglu's most famous book?
- Why Nations Fail (2012) is Daron Acemoglu's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.