Ufuk Akcigit

Professor of Economics, University of Chicago | Economic growth, Productivity, Competition, Innovation, Entrepreneurship | Türkçe: @ProfUfukAkcigit

[Ufuk Akcigit @ufukakcigit]

I am very happy and honored to receive this year’s Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award to study the economic gap between East and West Germany w/ @IWH_Halle. And push forward my research on what drives innovation and how we can improve it @maxplanckpress @UChicago @BeckerFriedman

[Max Planck Society @maxplanckpress]

Forward-looking ideas that shape the future: the winner of the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2019, Ufuk Akcigit, is honoured for his achievements in the fields of #macroeconomics & modern growth theory. #MaxPlanckHumboldt19 @ufukakcigit @UChicago @AvHStiftung @maxplanckpress

[Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @BeckerFriedman]

Featuring insights from UChicago’s @ufukakcigit, this @FinancialTimes piece examines what the AI brain drain means for research, policy, and the future of knowledge production.

Read more: https://t.co/5LiD5KJ54c

[Ufuk Akcigit @ufukakcigit]

The “great sucking sound” of AI brain drain

via @FT l

https://t.co/6zDgTU7b9J

[Ufuk Akcigit @ufukakcigit]

Why are universities struggling to keep AI talent?

Because attention, and money, drive where researchers go.

A @BeckerFriedman research brief on our new paper with Craig Chikis, Emin Dinlersoz, and @ngoldschlag (@UChi_Economics @UofC @UChicagoSSD):

https://t.co/2VxZWPcXii

[Ufuk Akcigit @ufukakcigit]

AI talent is rapidly leaving academia for industry. By 2019, 68% of AI scientists worked in firms. Top AI salaries in industry rose from $595K to $1.9M, while academic pay barely moved.

Attention—and money—are reshaping where innovation happens.

https://t.co/VjSuzTFFLw

[Indermit Gill @IndermitGill]

The @WorldBank's 2024 World #Development Report owes much to these three great minds--and one not pictured, my colleague @SomikCities: From L-R, #Nobel laureates Peter Howitt and Philippe Aghion with @UChicago's @ufukakcigit. https://t.co/sW41fLUwXY

[Indermit Gill @IndermitGill]

Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion cites the groundbreaking work of my @WorldBank colleague Somik Lall and @ufukakcigit, authors of the 2024 World Development Report.
2025 prize lectures in economic sciences | Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion a... https://t.co/fficNyCoAX via @YouTube

[Ufuk Akçiğit @ProfUfukAkcigit]

Productiviteitsgoeroe Ufuk Akcigit: ‘We zijn geobsedeerd door grote bedrijven’ https://t.co/29aMXiBKfy

[Ufuk Akcigit @ufukakcigit]

I’m deeply honored to receive this year’s @kocuniversity Rahmi Koç Science Medal. Our work on growth, innovation, & entrepreneurship is powered by an amazing team. I am infinitely grateful to all my students, co-authors, and mentors. @UChicago @UChi_Economics

[UChicago Economics @UChi_Economics]

Pleased to celebrate @ufukakcigit, the 2025 @kocuniversity Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science recipient! Learn more about his groundbreaking work and the medal: https://t.co/CMMflOp9cC

[JPE @JPolEcon]

The November issue of JPE is now available at https://t.co/PSq6NTb5kJ. This issue features an In Memoriam to Robert E. Lucas Jr.--a tribute to his lasting impact on economics and as JPE editor. Contributors include T. Sargent, F. Alvarez, B. Jovanovic, and N. Stokey. #econtwitter

[Ufuk Akcigit @ufukakcigit]

A historic day! My dear coauthors Philippe and Peter, along with our friend Joel, have received the Nobel Prize for Creative Destruction. I couldn’t be prouder—what a moment for economics, innovation, and the spirit of creative destruction!

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Mokyr “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress” and the other half jointly to Aghion and Howitt “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.”

#NobelPrize

[Indermit Gill @IndermitGill]

When the time comes, #Ukraine️'s reconstruction will depend on a lot more than the rebuilding of roads and bridges. @UChicago's @ufukakcigit and my @WorldBank colleague @SomikCities draw lessons from the example of West Germany after World War II.
https://t.co/gbQPRKYggf

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: "The Marshall Plan: Then and Now". What happened during postwar Europe’s recovery—and what lessons can we draw for growth today? Joel Mokyr (@NUEconomics) highlights strategies, policies, and attitudes that shaped a turning point in #EconomicHistory.

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: “Can AI Transform Public Service Delivery?” Michael Kremer (@DILatUChicago) walks through the possibilities of developing more efficient public services worldwide.
#PublicServiceAI

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: Innovation needs venture capital—but policy is the wild card. @realjoshlerner (@HarvardHBS) explains why fueling startup ecosystems takes smart investment and even smarter governance in "Growing Entrepreneurial Clusters and Innovation".

#GlobalVenture

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: @profjamesevans (@UChicagoSSD) explores how countries are advancing in the AI landscape, highlighting their diverse strategies and contributions to global AI leadership.

#AIleadership

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: Chang-Tai Hsieh (@ChicagoBooth) compares the behavior of top conglomerates across various countries his lecture "Scale vs. Scope".

#GlobalBusiness

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25, Day 4: @somikcities (@WorldBank_IEG) builds on yesterday's energy crisis session with "Energy, Emissions, and Creative Destruction", outlining the need for global energy efficiency and cooperation.

#EnergyEfficiency

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: @ufukakcigit (@UChi_Economics) digs deep into smart economic growth concepts from the @WorldBank_IEG's 2024 World Development Report, The Middle-Income Trap.

#Ideas4Impact

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: Prof. Michael Greenstone (@UChiEnergy) discusses "The Economics of the Global Energy Challenge," emphasizing how nations must balance reliable energy, clean air, and climate goals—and the importance of pricing energy’s true costs.
#EnergyEcon

[Growth Academy @academy_gceg]

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: @BrentNeiman (@ChicagoBooth) unpacks "Global Capital Allocation" and the forces that define “who owns what” around the world.

#GlobalCapital