MIT
PROFESSOR: 10 Predictions About The World My Grandchildren Will Inherit
What will
the world look like in 100 years?
(April 4, 2012) Daron
Acemoglu, an economist at MIT, pondered this question as he awaited the birth
of his son. His new paper considers political, social and economic trends from
the past hundred years and then makes projections for the future.
Acemoglu
offers a dark vision of rising inequality and pollution, but he also sees
positives like improving healthcare.