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Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity

15 May 2024, 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Lecture Theatre 438, James McCune Smith Learning Hub, University of Glasgow

We were honoured to welcome Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to present his lecture titled "Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity".

In addition to presenting a fascinating lecture for the Adam Smith Distinguished Speakers Series, and in recognition of his contribution to research on economics and public policy, Professor Acemoglu was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University.

Daron Acemoglu on Adam Smith and Honorary Degree

The Distinguished Speakers Series welcomes speakers to the Adam Smith Business School to discuss and tackle a wide range of contemporary topics in the world of business.

As the School’s flagship speaker series, Distinguished Speakers builds on the legacy of Smith, inviting prestigious academics, business leaders, politicians and researchers to share their experiences and specialisms and to offer reflections on / challenges to conventional wisdom, addressing the current and emerging economic, political and social realities of our times.


Further information: business-events@glasgow.ac.uk 

First published: 3 April 2024