In Turkey, the regime has just and closed down a leading private university (with no explanation) and forced the opposition party to reinstate its previous leader (replacing a leader who has a significant chance of winning against Erdogan with one who has always lost).
Why has @drodrik.bsky.social changed his mind on manufacturing?
Really excited for this live episode of the Ideas in Development podcast, taking place next week on Wednesday May 20th (2pm UK).
Dani is joining me to discuss his evolving views, the evidence that changed his mind & more.
Starts at 9am Eastern Time today.
Many have expressed surprise (and dismay) at this. So I'm happy to have a chance to discus why I think manufacturing's promise for developing countries is fading with Oliver Hanney over at VoxDev. Bring your questions. cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...
Check out the Economics for Inclusive Prosperity (EfIP) YouTube channel, including videos with Steve Durlauf, Luigi Zingales, Atif Mian, Ilyana Kuziemko, Stefanie Stantcheva, Max Kasy, Suresh Naidu, and more www.youtube.com/@efip
I will be talking to VoxDev’s Oliver Hanney tomorrow on why industrialization is longer delivering as a growth strategy and what govts need to do about it. You can join by Zoom and ask questions. voxdev.org/event/why-da...
Here is the link: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...