Dani Rodrik

Economist at Harvard Kennedy School. All views expressed are personal. i don’t post here anymore. Look for me at Bluesky instead: @drodrik.bsky.social.

[Atif Mian @AtifRMian]

Economics for Inclusive Prosperity is a network of economists - they have a new podcast. The first episode is out - listen to the always incisive Dani Rodrik and Suresh Nadu talk about alternatives to failed neoliberalism and economic nationalism

More to come going forward - so do subscribe!

https://t.co/Fcsc9IeNvJ

[Maximilian Kasy @maxkasy]

What is the intersection of machine learning, causal inference, and economics?
What are promising avenues for research at this intersection?

I just drafted a new talk exploring these questions:
https://t.co/mB3z7ztYRN

Thoughts and comments welcome!

[Samuel Moyn 🔭 @samuelmoyn]

Joey Fishkin on the compact https://t.co/OKMSjOrnVf

[Luke Heeney @heeney_luke]

Industrial Policy has been 'too hard' to study econometrically. This is bc of multiple equilibria -- we don't know if the world we observe *has to* be that way, or if its in one of several equilibria. Tishara Garg's phenomenal JMP solves this. It's revolutionary for IP research.

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Dani Rodrik argues that leaders in both sectors bear a disproportionate responsibility to come to democracy's defense. https://t.co/3cqYcNpzjs

[International Economic Association - Women in Econ @iea_we]

⚡️@RumanaHuque challenges Big Tobacco in Bangladesh, where 35.3% people use tobacco. Her research reveals tobacco taxes don't cover healthcare costs of smoking-related illness 'They must decide for the bigger interest—public health.' #IWD2025 https://t.co/YZVlDczC09

[Dani Rodrik @rodrikdani]

Why the Trump regime might implode, hopefully before it does more damage to democracy. My latest. The Coming Showdown in Trumpworld by Dani Rodrik - Project Syndicate https://t.co/NROsL478QX

[Gregory Shaffer @gregorycshaffer]

The struggle to address climate change & social inclusion will be short and long term. We always need to keep both in mind, especially now in a time of regress with Trump. World Trade Review just published my take on trade policy in the long term regarding these issues,

[Michael Pettis @michaelxpettis]

4/4
I have been thinking recently of closing my X account anyway, because I want to write more papers and articles. X made the decision for me. For those who are interested, I will now post only on the blue system. See you there.

[Michael Pettis @michaelxpettis]

3/4
I tried last night to solve this from Beijing, and it didn't work. Tonight I happen to be in Hong Kong, where it also doesn't work.

I apologize to my friends and followers, but unfortunately I am not committed enough to X to make much more of an effort to solve this problem.

[Michael Pettis @michaelxpettis]

2/4
X tells me that unless I appeal immediately, my account will be closed. I did try, but not only will X not allow me to see the offending posts, which makes it hard to argue see what the problem might be, but their system is so clunky that the appeal process won't register.

[Michael Pettis @michaelxpettis]

1/4
I was told yesterday by X that someone wants my account closed because I’ve posted pictures that belong to them without correct attribution. This is absurd because the only pictures I ever post are ones that I have taken myself.

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

When tariffs are moderate and are used to complement a domestic investment agenda, they need not cause much harm, observes @rodrikdani. On the other hand, @realDonaldTrump's tariffs are likely to stand – and fail – on their own. https://t.co/EUCejpbi28

[Dani Rodrik @rodrikdani]

Good discussion between @michaelxpettis and me on tariffs over at Bluesky (with Doug Irwin also chipping in), in case you are not there already...

[Dani Rodrik @rodrikdani]

Tariffs are neither a Swiss Army knife for domestic problems nor an effective stick to discipline other nations (as Trump believes). But they can be useful as a shield allowing other (social, environmental, industrial) policies to do their work. My latest https://t.co/7XmAYTvPme

[Stefanie Stantcheva @S_Stantcheva]

🚨🔢 New data alert! If you are curious about people's attitudes towards climate change and related policies, check out this large-scale survey data from 20 countries from our paper. Publicly available with codes here https://t.co/WeIjVz5bmQ 🚨🔢

[Harvard CID @HarvardCID]

🚨 Deadline Extended! Apply by Jan 10, 2025, for CID's Education Postdoc Fellowship. Join CID's vibrant network & engage in events. Open to recent PhDs focusing on education in UniCredit Foundation countries. Details & apply: https://t.co/I0oE4R2gXK 📚🌍

[VoxDev @vox_dev]

In one of our most read articles this year, @rodrikdani & @Rohan_Sandhu explored industrial policy for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises ⤵️
https://t.co/0m6IkWhOtT

[International Economic Association - Women in Econ @iea_we]

Data-driven development: Rose Ngugi @kipprakenya explains how innovative indices are transforming county-level policy making in #Kenya. Listen to her story on Driving Change @imf_podcasts #EconTwitter https://t.co/xAXbt0Ziak

[Dani Rodrik @rodrikdani]

My latest https://t.co/uMaTaKHiOB