I am a researcher in Economic History and AI
Institutions are not necessarily or even usually created to be socially efficient; rather they are created to serve the interests of those with bargaining power.
— Daron Acemoğlu
The key to understanding how institutions affect economic growth lies in realizing that economic growth occurs when people take resources and rearrange them in ways that make them more valuable.
— Joel Mokyr

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