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Thread: Why incentives rule international economics and why national interests beat ethnic affiliations 🧵 It's very important to understand and internalize how incentives shape international economics and why nations prioritizing national interests over ethnic affiliations are

3/ Try not to misunderstand what I'm saying. Ethnic affiliations are not an issue in of themselves and are quite beautiful. However, they become a problem to the economy when they translate into ethnic bias. Ethnic bias is often a distraction for a developing economy, in large

8/ Critics might say ethnic ties foster trust. They are right about that. Trust within an ethnicity matters, but incentives at national scale matter more. Trust without incentives flops. India’s tech boom didn’t come from ethnic unity but from national policies embracing

9/ The lesson? Nations thrive when incentives align with national interests—trade, innovation, stability. Ethnicity can inspire, but it’s a weak currency in global economics. Prioritize what delivers for your people at the national level, or get left behind. This is something

10/ Want proof? Look at the data. IMF/World Bank and many other studies show strong institutions and clear economic policies correlate with higher growth than cultural homogeneity. Nations betting on incentives over identity win the long game. 📊🏆

Thanks for reading. Hopefully this thread has helped you better understand and internalize how incentives shape international economics and why nations prioritizing national interests over ethnic affiliations are better positioned for success.

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A thread about why game theory is so powerful when it comes to development economics🌍 1/ Game theory isn’t just for board games, video games or warfare strategies. It’s a powerful lens for understanding human behavior in development economics. At the PhD level, that’s mostly

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