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The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) is an independent academic institute with Swiss roots and global reach. #IMDImpact

[Poets&Quants @PoetsAndQuants]

American MBA student on trading North Carolina for Switzerland, finding community at IMD, and her path to leadership in Europe.

Read More: https://t.co/Yl1hWTyplv

@IMD_Bschool
#mba #imd #europe #northcarolina #switzerland

[World Economic Forum @wef]

Risks by the Numbers with @DBachGlobal (@IMD_Bschool), @Brandon_Exiger (@ExigerLLC), Wale Edun (@FinMinNigeria), @rajganguly_ (@BCapitalGroup) and @SongweVera #WEF26 https://t.co/Gn1usoZOcy

[World Economic Forum @wef]

A new report by @WEF, @IMD_Bschool and @BCG, “Building Geopolitical Muscle”, examines how global companies are institutionalizing #geopolitics as an organizational capability and embedding it in decision-making. #WEF26

Here's what to know: https://t.co/6QyGbWe51H

[Richard Baldwin @BaldwinRE]

A new Factful Friday https://t.co/XTDXniNNqk
👉Did globalisation make the US poorer, smaller, or weaker?
👉No. Facts don’t fit the "globalisation → national-decline" meme
⭐America didn’t lose globalisation. It lost the political will to make it work for everyone. Better to protect workers than jobs.
cc: , @AdamPosen, @IMD_Bschool, @cepr_org, @adam_tooze, @jasonfurman, @BrankoMilan, @ChrisGiles_, @ChadBown, @CER_Grant, @jburnmurdoch, @jamescrabtree, @NIESRorg, @ezraklein, @elerianm, @erikbryn, @GitaGopinath, @gabriel_zucman, @Hugodixon, @kaushikcbasu, @k_sonin, @lugaricano, @lugaricano, @lindayueh, @MarkJCarney, @MaxCRoser, @NOIweala, @Nouriel, @NOELreports, @ojblanchard1, @paulkrugman, @politico, @agnesbq1, @DannyQuah, @RBReich, @RayDalio, @SimonEvenett, @simonjhix, @sjwrenlewis, @scottlincicome, @D_A_Irwin, @michaelxpettis, ,

[IMD @IMD_Bschool]

At a ceremony in Lausanne to mark the graduation of the MBA Class of 2025, speakers emphasized how strong relationships and shared values create leaders who thrive amid uncertainty. Read more: https://t.co/J9L3dPJeeH

[CEPR @cepr_org]

🎉CEPR extends our heartfelt congratulations to Founder and @voxeu Editor-in-Chief, @BaldwinRE @IMD_Bschool, who was awarded the CEPR Lifetime Achievement Award!

This honour recognises his long-term dedication, leadership, and scholarship that have shaped CEPR as an institution and had a lasting impact on economics more broadly. Well deserved 👏
#CEPRParis2025

[Richard Baldwin @BaldwinRE]

My new Factful Friday is up on LI!
👉 Everyone talks about reshoring. And the anecdotes are real.
👉But the economy-wide data tell a different story.
⭐ This Factful Friday shows that the US manufacturing base is now more exposed to China than at any point since the 1990s.
👉And this heightened exposure to China came about by reducing reliance on inputs from G7 allies.
cc: , @AdamPosen, @IMD_Bschool, @cepr_org, @adam_tooze, @jasonfurman, @BrankoMilan, @ChrisGiles_, @ChadBown, @CER_Grant, @jburnmurdoch, @jamescrabtree, @NIESRorg, @ezraklein, @elerianm, @erikbryn, @GitaGopinath, @gabriel_zucman, @Hugodixon, @kaushikcbasu, @k_sonin, @lugaricano, @lugaricano, @lindayueh, @MarkJCarney, @MaxCRoser, @NOIweala, @Nouriel, @NOELreports, @ojblanchard1, @paulkrugman, @politico, @agnesbq1, @DannyQuah, @RBReich, @RayDalio, @SimonEvenett, @simonjhix, @sjwrenlewis, @scottlincicome, @D_A_Irwin, @michaelxpettis, ,

[Richard Baldwin @BaldwinRE]

Paradox & resolution 2 pairs of charts:
❓Can you see how the second pair of charts is the resolution to the first?
👉See if your resolution is same as mine 👇🔗https://t.co/g9hlitdoiO
cc: @AdamPosen @IMD_Bschool @cepr_org @adam_tooze @jasonfurman @BrankoMilan @ChrisGiles_ @ChadBown @CER_Grant @jburnmurdoch @jamescrabtree @NIESRorg @ezraklein @elerianm @erikbryn @GitaGopinath @gabriel_zucman @Hugodixon @kaushikcbasu @k_sonin @lugaricano @lugaricano @lindayueh @MarkJCarney @MaxCRoser @NOIweala @Nouriel @NOELreports @ojblanchard1 @paulkrugman @politico @agnesbq1 @DannyQuah @RBReich @RayDalio @SimonEvenett @simonjhix @sjwrenlewis @scottlincicome @D_A_Irwin @michaelxpettis

[Richard Baldwin @BaldwinRE]

My new Factful Friday posted!
👉Distinctly nerdy post: Tariffs are “beautiful” according to President Trump. To economists, they are a federal sales taxes on imports. This Factful Friday shows, with teaching diagrams, why a tariff works exactly like a federal sales tax.
https://t.co/tOhGwLzRuI
cc: @AdamPosen @adam_tooze @ben_golub @BrankoMilan @ChadBown @Brad_Setser @IMD_Bschool @B_Eichengreen @soncabral @cepr_org @DavidHenigUK @DmitryOpines @DeanBaker13 @edenhofer_jacob @TheEconomist @FabioGhironi @lugaricano @gideonrachman @jamesharrigan @howserob @PIIE @IMD_Bschool @SimonEvenett @scottlincicome @michaelxpettis @Noahpinion @TonyNashNerd @sarahoconnor_ @FreeTradeBryan @MaxCRoser @scottlincicome @BennSteil @TariffsUpdate @wb_research @bweder @CLMannEcon

[China Chat @ChinaChatShow]

“Chinese companies are taking a bit of a different perspective than the big U.S. companies. It’s a lot more #practical the approach to #AI happening in #China.” – Prof. Michael Wade of #Swiss university @IMD_Bschool, whose recent global AI index is dominated by #Chinese firms

[Richard Baldwin @BaldwinRE]

My Factful Friday is up on LI & Substack
Last week’s Factful Friday showed that Trumpian tariffs failed to shrink America’s trade deficit in goods.
👉This week’s facts show they didn’t move the needle on services either.
👉But that was expected: you can’t tariff what doesn’t cross customs, and services don’t.
👉America remains a world-beater in services trade, running a steady trade surplus for decades. The good news is that Trumpian tariffs haven’t blunted that edge. ➡️The real news is that Trumpian tariffs have generated spectacular headlines but no clear improvement in the nation’s trade balance in goods and services.
LI: https://t.co/vB9rdDmcEs Substack: https://t.co/heWzv8UtOx
cc: @AdamPosen @PIIE @cepr_org @IMD_Bschool @scottlincicome @BrankoMilan @Brad_Setser @ChadBown @DavidHenigUK @DmitryOpines @D_A_Irwin @SimonEvenett @B_Eichengreen @florianederer @FabioGhironi @lugaricano @gideonrachman @jamesharrigan @RBKoopman @michaelxpettis @Noahpinion @FreeTradeBryan @soncabral @TariffsUpdate @wb_research @bweder @CLMannEcon

[Howard Yu @HowardHYu]

After a year of building this with the team at MIT Sloan, we're officially launching the Future Ready Enterprise!

This program is something I'm incredibly proud of.

We set out to create something that didn't exist: a true partnership between @IMD_Bschool and @MITSloanExecEd that brings together our research on strategic transformation with their cutting-edge work on AI and digital systems, delivered across two incredible cities.

Singapore, where we dig into how companies like DBS Bank actually rewired themselves for speed.

Then Cambridge, where we spend a week in Kendall Square working through AI strategy and what leadership looks like when everything's uncertain.

The whole idea came from a frustration we kept hearing from leaders: "I know we need to transform, I just don't have a roadmap or the time to build one."

So we built that space:

Participants bring their own challenge on day one and work on it across both weeks, testing ideas with faculty and a global cohort, and they leave with something real they can implement.

First cohort kicks off February 2026 … and I genuinely can't wait to see it in action.

Check out the video and details in the first comment 👇

[Richard Baldwin @BaldwinRE]

My new Factful Friday is up on LI: “The Biden-to-Biden Trade Gap Tour.”
👉Trumpian tariffs were billed as a cure-all for America’s trade deficit. That didn’t happen. In the President’s first ten months, the tariffs took the deficit on a round trip — from bad to worse and back — parking it right where Biden left it. Maybe it should be called the “Biden-to-Biden Trade Gap Tour.” This week’s Factful Friday shows how that happened — by region, by country, and by product.
🔗https://t.co/1zatC1mEae
cc: @AdamPosen @IMD_Bschool @jasonfurman @SimonEvenett @scottlincicome @sjwrenlewis @DavidHenigUK @elerianm @cepr_org @GitaGopinath @gabriel_zucman @HannoLustig @jzettelmeyer @JonHaidt @JustinWolfers

[World Economic Forum @wef]

Closing Plenary with @DBachGlobal (@IMD_Bschool), @DarioGenua (@innovacionar), Maroun Kairouz (@wef), Penny Low (Social Innovation Park), Daniela Rus (@MIT), @SarahAmiri1 (@UAEmediaoffice) and Andrea Meza Murillo (@UNCCD) #AMGFCC25 https://t.co/7gC123A5va

[World Economic Forum @wef]

@ThaniAlZeyoudi @UAEmediaoffice “Most governments have shown real restraint on trade barriers,” said Simon Evenett (@IMD_Bschool). “We’re not seeing a global retreat into protectionism yet". #AMGFCC25

[IMD @IMD_Bschool]

The 2025 International Alumni Symposium brought together almost 300 alumni who travelled from far and wide to reconnect, share ideas, and explore what it means to lead in an increasingly fractious and unpredictable world. Read more: https://t.co/GWD8rBHiAd

[IMD @IMD_Bschool]

Are you going to lead or follow the energy transition?
Forward-thinking companies recognize that the energy landscape is changing. You can’t afford to be left in the dark. Check out I by IMD: Supercharging the energy transition now: https://t.co/f23deorbM3

[IMD @IMD_Bschool]

Congratulations to the EMBA Class of September 2025, who celebrated their graduation with speeches that reminded them of the importance of optimism, presence, and diversity of perspectives to drive positive change in the world. Read more: https://t.co/YVZ64J2xi0

[IMD @IMD_Bschool]

What do future-ready companies in technology, fashion, and pharma have in common? IMD’s Howard Yu took industry experts through the latest IMD Future Readiness Indicator results at London’s Madame Tussauds for the IMD Global Future Readiness Forum: https://t.co/a41xm8vC9O

[IMD @IMD_Bschool]

🎉 25 years of transforming leaders! IMD’s High Performance Leadership program has redefined what it means to lead, helping 10,000+ executives uncover the leader within. Watch George Kohlrieser share how it became one of IMD’s most renowned programs: https://t.co/piP7DhO0zL