Daron Acemo

One of the world's most important economists, maybe the number one economist, Prof. Daron Acemo?lu, was in Turkey last week. Hülya Güler from daily Hürriyet interviewed him and he expressed warnings about economic aspects he found risky. 

One of the aspects he found risky was the relationship between politicians and those who are involved in state tenders.  

Dictators come in many shapes and sizes: Some are fat, like Uganda's Idi Amin; others skinny, like Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew. Some, like the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos, are of medium-build and without any facial hair, while others, like Adolf Hitler, are vertically challenged with a moustache. Yet others have a moustache and are taller.

Leading economist Daron Acemo?lu said in an interview with Turkish daily Cumhuriyet that Turkey?s economic problems still come from inside, adding high liquidity in global markets helped Turkey overcome the 2001 and 2008 economic crises but the situation has now changed. 

The end of peace process will have disastrous effects on Turkey?s political system and economy, said world renowned economist Daron Acemo?lu, in an interview with the Anadolu Agency. 

Economist Daron Acemo?lu, who is a Turkish economist of Armenian descent living in the U.S., has topped the most influential economists list of the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) for his last 10 years? of publications. 

The Turkish economy is grown upon state contributions, but this is not sustainable, MIT economist Daron Acemo?lu has said in an interview with Bloomberg HT.  

Turkey made a series of structural reforms between 2001 and 2007, but this trend has seriously reversed since then and there has been an increase in corruption, Acemo?lu said.

One cannot say that Turkey?s prestigious Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜS?AD) has always been on good terms with the government.