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ARMENIAN ECONOMIST AWARDED BY TURKISH GALATASARAY UNION
news.am
Dec 1 2011
Armenia
ANKARA. - Turkey-based Galatasaray Alumni Union, established by
the Turkish famous Galatasaray Lyceum graduates, awarded famous
Istanbul-Armenian economist Daron Acemoglu.
Since 1908 each year the Union awards the citizens who brought a
great benefit to Turkey with their international activity, statement
on the Union's webpage reads.
"The Union decided to grant the Galatasaray reward to Istanbul-Armenian
Acemoglu, who has its unique place in the world economy," the
statement reads.
Acemoglu was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He graduated from the
Galatasaray High School in Istanbul in 1986. He got his B.Sc. degree
from the University of York, UK and his M.Sc. degree in Econometrics
and Mathematical Economics and then his Ph.D. degree in 1992 from
the London School of Economics. He is currently Professor of Applied
Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and winner of
the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal. He is the 8th among most cited 20
economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc. In comparison,
Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman is the 13th.
news.am
Dec 1 2011
Armenia
ANKARA. - Turkey-based Galatasaray Alumni Union, established by
the Turkish famous Galatasaray Lyceum graduates, awarded famous
Istanbul-Armenian economist Daron Acemoglu.
Since 1908 each year the Union awards the citizens who brought a
great benefit to Turkey with their international activity, statement
on the Union's webpage reads.
"The Union decided to grant the Galatasaray reward to Istanbul-Armenian
Acemoglu, who has its unique place in the world economy," the
statement reads.
Acemoglu was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He graduated from the
Galatasaray High School in Istanbul in 1986. He got his B.Sc. degree
from the University of York, UK and his M.Sc. degree in Econometrics
and Mathematical Economics and then his Ph.D. degree in 1992 from
the London School of Economics. He is currently Professor of Applied
Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and winner of
the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal. He is the 8th among most cited 20
economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc. In comparison,
Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman is the 13th.