Dani Rodrik

@drodrik.bsky.social

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Economist

Dani Rodrik is a Turkish economist and Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was formerly the Albert O. Hirschman Professor of the Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He has published widely in the areas of international economics, economic development, and political economy. The question of what constitutes good economic policy and why some governments are more successful than others at adopting it is at the center of his research. His works include Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science and The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy. He is also joint editor-in-chief of the academic journal Global Policy. .. more

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 1d

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in The Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis,” by Almelhem, Iyigun, Kennedy, and Rubin (@jaredcrubin): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in The Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis*

Abstract. We trace the evolution of the language of science, religion, and political economy in the centuries leading to the British Industrial Revolution.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 3d

"Trump boasts in ... the strategy that, at last, ‘America is strong and respected again”. The problem is that this obviously isn’t true. Countries ... treat it like an angry, incoherent drunk with a bazooka. You say whatever you hope might calm them down, but you certainly don’t respect them."

Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko

Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom, say Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins

www.theguardian.com

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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 3d

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Robert N. Stavins @robertstavins.bsky.social · 3d

Truly appalling, and the motivation is mainly Trump's personal antipathy toward wind power since he failed to stop a wind project off the coast of one of his golf courses in Scotland! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...

Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 7d

The International Monetary Fund asked me to review the literature on migration economics to draw lessons for low-income countries.

In a new @iza.org paper, I argue that policy for the 21st century must discard four outdated ideas.

www.iza.org/publications...

🧵 thread—>

1. Less skilled labor is abundant.
2. Skilled emigration is a brain drain.
3. Development substitutes for migration.
4. Migration substitutes for failing development, but doesn't cause development.

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Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social · 8d

Looking for your next winter read? Curl up with a new book written by a Weatherhead affiliate: https://loom.ly/2Pqhllw

A collage of a dozen or so colorful book covers set against a beige background.

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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 9d

The best that can be said of Trump’s approach to the economy is that it is an experimental phase in the post-neoliberal transition, says @drodrik.bsky.social. bit.ly/4pH758b

The Post-Neoliberal Consensus Is Here

Dani Rodrik identifies three tenets of a new consensus that is uniting the left and the right in the United States.

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Arnaud Zacharie @arnaudzacharie.bsky.social · 9d

Les 3 piliers du consensus post-néolibéral selon @drodrik.bsky.social: la reconnaissance de la concentration excessive du pouvoir économique, la promotion des emplois de qualité pour la classe moyenne et le rôle de l’État dans les politiques industrielles. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/n...

Le consensus post-néolibéral est là

Project Syndicate - The World’s Opinion Page

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you Cas.

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 9d

We have now posted post-doc openings for the Reimagining the Economy Program at Harvard. Interested in economic transformation, industrial policy, place-based policies, and next-generation ideas on generating inclusive prosperity? Apply at www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wien...

Jobs & Opportunities

Find the latest engagement opportunities to work on or with our multidisciplinary team.

www.hks.harvard.edu

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 10d

Clear and concise. @drodrik.bsky.social is always important to read.

The Post-Neoliberal Consensus Is Here

Dani Rodrik identifies three tenets of a new consensus that is uniting the left and the right in the United States.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Robert N. Stavins @robertstavins.bsky.social · 10d

Is the European hand-wringing misplaced?
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Europe’s Tech Lag: Does It Matter?

Let’s take a wonk break

open.substack.com

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Paul Nightingale @paulnightingale.bsky.social · 10d

This is well worth a read. I think there is a consensus that economic and political power has got out of hand, left being people and places have been left behind and Govt plays a more important role.

I'm less sure traditional ways of looking at the world have actually gone away.

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 10d

But dont go looking for it in Trump’s
Policies. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/n...

The Post-Neoliberal Consensus Is Here

Dani Rodrik identifies three tenets of a new consensus that is uniting the left and the right in the United States.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 10d

But dont go looking for it in Trump’s
Policies. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/n...

The Post-Neoliberal Consensus Is Here

Dani Rodrik identifies three tenets of a new consensus that is uniting the left and the right in the United States.

www.project-syndicate.org

Reposted by Dani Rodrik, Adam Gamoran, Jonathan Hopkin

Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 10d

Always wanted to have gini coefficients and other inequality statistics of different sources in one dataset? Here you are. The Integrated Inequality Data, from WIID, Worldbank, LIS, and SWIID. osf.io/5cguq/overview

OSF

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 13d

I strongly recommend this episode with Cory Doctorow, which among other things tells a fascinating story about how global trade rules
and governance was used to ensconce “shitty” antimodification laws in domestic law podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

How to Stop “Ensh*ttification” Before It Kills the Internet - ft. Cory Doctorow

Podcast Episode · Capitalisn't · 12/11/2025 · 56m

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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 14d

It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US

This view is wrong

A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵

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Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · 15d

Why did that happen, what does it tell us, and what can we do next?

That’s what my forthcoming book, The Wage Standard, is about: how rules, norms, and power in the labor market shape who shares in growth. Coming out March 31. Pre-order here:

www.thewagestandard.com

The Wage Standard by Arindrajit Dube: 9780593471418 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

“The go-to guy on minimum wage” (Nobel Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Paul Krugman) tackles one of the thorniest social issues of our times—income inequality—from...

www.thewagestandard.com

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 16d

Check out our new data visualization platform to explore local economic conditions and policies targeting place in the US: "The Economy in Place." economyinplace.com

The Economy in Place

Interactive, data story

economyinplace.com

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Sarah Bauerle Danzman @sarahbauerled.bsky.social · 16d

The news that the Trump administration is allowing #Nvidia chips to China is another indication that the deal makers are winning against the China Hawks. I anticipated this in my recent JIEL article, where a focus on tech competition is giving way to expansionary mercantilism/domination.

Table 1. Investment and technology policy developments under three administrations
Central tools Illustrative actions Strategy/goal
Ordering
implications
Trump
1.0
FIRRMA
ECRA & Emerging & Founda-
tional Technology List
Entity listings
EO 13959 (CMIC)
Foreign Direct Product Rules
Huawei entity
listing and de
minimis rulea
ZTE listing and
dealb
renegotiationc
Weaponization;
Extraterritoriality
State of
exception in
the context
of rules-
based order
Biden EO 14083 (CFIUS guidance)
EO 14105 (Outbound Investment
Regulation)
China Semiconductor Export
Controls
CHIPS & Science
BIS Rules (167)d
Export controls
on advanced
semiconductors
Connected vehicle
regulation
Technological
supremacy,
resilience, and
competitiveness
Embedded,
securitized
liberalism
Trump
2.0
America First Investment Policy
Memorandume
Restrict outbound portfolio flows
Restrict inbound non-passive
investment from China
Encouragement of inbound
passive investment
‘Fast-track’ inbound control
investment from friendly countries
Saudif and
Emiratig invest-
ment pledges
Golden Visash
Domination Expansionary
Mercant

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John Cassidy @johncassidysays.bsky.social · 17d

The East India Co., the Luddites, Marx/Engels, Henry George, Karl Polanyi and more--all in 28 minutes!

I was thrilled to be invited on the excellent
@econofact.bsky.social podcast to speak about how my book, Capitalism and Its Critics, relates to current debates.

econofact.org/podcast/capi...

Capitalism and Its Critics | Econofact Chats

John Cassidy of The New Yorker joins EconoFact Chats to discuss his latest book, Capitalism and its Critics.

econofact.org

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 17d

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 19d

Bravo! As deserved as it gets. Wendy Carlin is a treasure.

Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 19d

Following her fireside chat on the Future of Higher Education CEPR is proud to announce Wendy Carlin was awarded the Lifetime Service to the Profession for her contributions to The CORE Project, increasing access and changing the way economics is taught. Our heartfelt congratulations to Wendy!

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Niko Jaakkola @nikoecon.bsky.social · 20d

Ah! Reading the new @drodrik.bsky.social book 'Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World'. It's only Ch 2 and already he's put into words what I've wanted to say about the relationship between economics as science, and paradigms of economic policymaking (such as neoliberalism). 1/3

"Economic policy needs paradigms because economics itself rarely ever provides clear and universal guidance on what to do. This may seem a surprising statement in our day since economists often seem united in their policy prescriptions -- in favour of freer markets, freer trade, and less government intervention. Indeed, many prominent economists played a role in laying down the policy anchors of the neoliberal age. But this was despite, rather than because of, their profession's teachings. In reality, and as anyone who has progressed..."

"...beyond Economics 101 knows, economic "science" is remarkably open ended. Depending on how the analyst specifies the goals of policy, the structure of the economy, and the real-world constraints that determine feasible remedies, policy prescriptions in economics can vary from laissez-faire to state planning and anything in between. The only universal answer in economics is, "It depends"!"

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you, I hope you enjoy it.

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Toni Selkälä @tselkl.bsky.social · 21d

A new day and a new window to open. I've loved earlier books by Dani Rodrik and expect nothing less from his most recent one. Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World seems to suggest a solution to Rodrik's own earlier globalisation trilemma. I can't wait to read how he makes this all practical (5/24)