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There are reports from many institutions out there advising developing countries to “improve their business environment” as a precondition for growth and jobs. Wrong. None of today’s industrialized countries met such a condition PRIOR to achieving success. tinyurl.com/42967bs3

Happy times! At MIT celebrating and roasting…. Daron Acemoglu for his Nobel prize! Lots of smiling people! 🎈 🎉 Bengt admitted he mentored Daron recommending him to drop that political economy stuff 🤣

New paper coauthored with Sai Madhurika Mamunuru and @arjun_jayadev titled "Social networks and experiened inequality" published in JEBO authors.elsevier.com/c/1k8gX_3pQ3jX… Details in 🧵... 1/n

📢🎙️ Big things brewing! Stay tuned for an exciting new podcast series dropping soon⌛️#ComingSoon International Economic Association IEA #econtwitter #womeninecon

My latest project-syndicate.org/commentary/dem…

🚨 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: bit.ly/49BQ0oj 📚🌍

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 bit.ly/3OFTAox

In one of our most read articles this year, Dani Rodrik & Rohan Sandhu explored industrial policy for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises ⤵️ voxdev.org/topic/firms/in…

🚨🔢 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 socialeconomicslab.org/research/publi… 🚨🔢

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 project-syndicate.org/commentary/tru…

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

When tariffs are moderate and are used to complement a domestic investment agenda, they need not cause much harm, observes Dani Rodrik. On the other hand, Donald J. Trump's tariffs are likely to stand – and fail – on their own. bit.ly/4j3A6rP

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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 project-syndicate.org/commentary/tru…

⚡️Rumana Huque 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 bit.ly/4kzFfIQ

Dani Rodrik argues that leaders in both sectors bear a disproportionate responsibility to come to democracy's defense. project-syndicate.org/commentary/whe…