Dani Rodrik

Co-director, Reimagining the Economy Program, Harvard Kennedy School | Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University
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Dani Rodrik is one of the most important political economists of our time. His ideas on customized economic growth strategies tailored to local conditions have had major influence on governments and multilateral institutions around the world. Best known for his prescient warnings about the downsides of a globalized economy, his research revolves around industrialization, globalization, political economy, and economic growth and development. His current work, as co-director of both the Reimagining the Economy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Economics for Inclusive Prosperity network, focuses on creating more inclusive economies in both developed and developing societies.
Rodrik is the author of several books on globalization and world economics. His latest release is Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy. Said to present “a straightforward and readable agenda to make globalization serve democracy rather than undermine it,” the book was named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times, Bloomberg, and Project Syndicate and won the George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing. Previous titles include Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science; The Globalization Paradox; One Economics, Many Recipes; and Has Globalization Gone Too Far? Dani is also the editor of Combatting Inequality: Rethinking Government’s Role, a collection of essays from leading economists and policymakers on the most effective tools for addressing economic inequality.
Among Dani’s many awards are the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought, the Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, the inaugural Albert O. Hirschman Prize of the Social Science Research Council, and several honorary degrees from universities across the globe. Rodrik was named to the POLITICO 50 for predicting globalization populist backlash 20 years before it happened and is one of Prospect magazine’s Top 50 Thinkers. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research.

Rodrik is a widely sought-after consultant to national governments and international organizations who has written for Project Syndicate for nearly 30 years. He served as President of the International Economic Association between 2021 and 2023 and helped found the IEA's Women in Leadership in Economics initiative. He currently serves as the Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Topics

The Future of Globalization and the World Economy

Will globalization recede? How far will the populist backlash go? Is it possible to reconcile an open world economy with aspirations of sovereignty?

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The Future of Economic Growth

After a good run, many emerging markets are facing severe headwinds. Is the era of growth miracles over?

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The Challenges of Industrial Policy and Economic Diversification

Industrial policy is back, but how can governments and businesses avoid the mistakes of the past? What are the principles of sound productive development policies?

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Economic Growth Strategy

How can growth strategies tailored to local circumstances be formulated? What kind of tools are available for developing reform priorities and policy designs?

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Videos

Do We Need a New Paradigm for Economic Policy?
Dani Rodrik
Lecture by Professor Dani Rodrik titled 'Creating a Good Jobs economy'
Dani Rodrik
Conversations with Tyler | Mercatus Center
Dani Rodrik

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The Two Faces of Free Trade
Project Syndicate
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Addressing Challenges of a New Era: Against Rule-of-Thumb Economics
International Monetary Fund
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America’s Emulation of China Calls for New Rules
Project Syndicate
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Dani Rodrik: doing industrial policy right
Financial Times
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Confronting Our Four Biggest Economic Challenges
Project Syndicate
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Better Jobs Mean Better Development
Project Syndicate
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The new economics of industrial policy
VocEU - CEPR
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East Asia national development model for world
The Asset
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Doing Economic Nationalism the Right Way
Project Syndicate
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The Global Economy’s Real Enemy is Geopolitics, Not Protectionism
Project Syndicate
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Focus on Productivity, Not Technology
Project Syndicate
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Focus on Productivity, Not Technology
Project Syndicate
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National Sovereignty’s Silver Lining
Project Syndicate
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Washington's New Narrative for the Global Economy
Project Syndicate
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Will New Trade Policies Leave the Developing World Behind?
Project Syndicate
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The Reimagining the Economy project aims to help build an economy at once productive and inclusive
Reimagining the Economy | Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
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How Economists and Non-Economists Can Get Along
Project Syndicate
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Dani Rodrik: ‘We are in a chronic state of shortage of good jobs’
Financial Times
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Who is an economy for? - Takeaways from our launch event
Reimagining the Economy | Malcom Weiner Center for Social Policy

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