COLONISATION and ECONONIC GROWTH
What makes rich countries rich and poor countries poor?
Laurie Taylor talks to Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Professor Acemoglu argues that, for developing countries, their economic growth dates back to their colonial history and that it is not “who” colonised them, but “how”they were colonised that counts.
SPEEDING
Laurie Taylor is joined by the statistician Professor Ian Diamond to take another look at how people view speeding on Britain’s roads.
Is it more dangerous to drive very fast than very slowly and can current statistics really show that speeding causes accidents?
Additional information:
Professor of Economics at MIT
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson and Yunyong Thaicharoen
Journal of Monetary Economics, volume 50, pp. 49-123
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
Quarterly Journal of Economics, volume 117, pp. 1231-1294
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson and Simon Johnson
American Economic Review, volume 91, pp. 1369-1401.
Chief Executive, Economic and Social Research Council
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