Dani Rodrik
Ford Foundation
Dani Rodrik is a Turkish economist and Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was formerly the Albert O. Hirschman Professor of the Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He has published widely in the areas of international economics, economic development, and political economy. The question of what constitutes good economic policy and why some governments are more
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Dani Rodrik is a Turkish economist and Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was formerly the Albert O. Hirschman Professor of the Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He has published widely in the areas of international economics, economic development, and political economy. The question of what constitutes good economic policy and why some governments are more successful than others at adopting it is at the center of his research. His works include Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science and The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy.
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Ford Foundation
Top Publications
- Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development (2004) - 5,455 citations
- Distributive Politics and Economic Growth (1994) - 4,468 citations
- Why Do More Open Economies Have Bigger Governments? (1996) - 3,195 citations
- Has Globalization Gone Too Far? (1998) - 2,491 citations
- Trade Policy and Economic Growth: A Skeptic's Guide to the Cross-National Evidence (2000) - 2,376 citations
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- Full name
- Dani Rodrik
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-2173-5762
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5113832316
Research interests
- Global trade and economics, Economic Theory and Policy, Economic Growth and Productivity, Globalization and political ideologies, Global Financial Crisis and Policies
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- Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development ↗2004 · Journal of Economic Growth5,455OpenAlex citations
- Distributive Politics and Economic Growth ↗1994 · The Quarterly Journal of Economics4,468OpenAlex citations
- Why Do More Open Economies Have Bigger Governments? ↗1996 · Journal of Political Economy3,195OpenAlex citations
- Has Globalization Gone Too Far? ↗1998 · Challenge2,491OpenAlex citations
- Trade Policy and Economic Growth: A Skeptic's Guide to the Cross-National Evidence ↗2000 · NBER Macroeconomics Annual2,376OpenAlex citations
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- Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development ↗2004 · Journal of Economic Growth
- Distributive Politics and Economic Growth ↗1994 · The Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Why Do More Open Economies Have Bigger Governments? ↗1996 · Journal of Political Economy
- Has Globalization Gone Too Far? ↗1998 · Challenge
- Trade Policy and Economic Growth: A Skeptic's Guide to the Cross-National Evidence ↗2000 · NBER Macroeconomics Annual
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