4 Quotes & Sayings By Dani Rodrik

Dani Rodrik is a professor of international political economy at Harvard University. He helped pioneer the study of political economy in developing countries and has been a leading voice in the debate over the causes and consequences of economic development. His research focuses on issues of trade, finance, and growth. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he has worked for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and advised the governments of Botswana and Malaysia.

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The world is better served by syncretic economists and policymakers who can hold multiple ideas in their heads than by ‘one-handed’ economists who promote one big idea regardless of context. Dani Rodrik
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If economics were only about profit maximization, it would be just another name for business administration. It is a social discipline, and society has other means of cost accounting besides market prices. Dani Rodrik
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The economics we need is of the "seminar room" variety, not the "rule-of-thumb" kind. It is an economics that recognizes its limitations and caveats and knows that the right message depends on the context. The fine print is what economists have to contribute. Dani Rodrik