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Ricardo Hausmann

Ricardo Hausmann

Writing for PS since 2001
115 commentaries
1 videos & podcasts

Ricardo Hausmann, a former minister of planning of Venezuela and former chief economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, is a professor at Harvard Kennedy School and Director of the Harvard Growth Lab.

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  1. The Bioeconomy Will Not Save the Amazon
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    The Bioeconomy Will Not Save the Amazon

    Apr 4, 2024 Ricardo Hausmann explains how a strategy with growing support could inadvertently promote deforestation.

  2. Is Industrial Policy Like Vitamin C or Penicillin?
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    Is Industrial Policy Like Vitamin C or Penicillin?

    Nov 24, 2023 Ricardo Hausmann considers whether such interventions should be regular and modest, or used sparingly for specific purposes.

  3. From Oppenheimer to Fauci
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    From Oppenheimer to Fauci

    Sep 7, 2023 Ricardo Hausmann highlights the tumultuous but crucial relationship between academic expertise and public policy.

  4. The Case for Green Industrial Parks
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    The Case for Green Industrial Parks

    Jul 13, 2023 Ricardo Hausmann suggests that many manufacturers will be impelled to relocate to regions with abundant clean energy.

  5. The Supply Side of Decarbonization
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    The Supply Side of Decarbonization

    May 30, 2023 Ricardo Hausmann touts strategies that create incentives for developing countries to produce renewables and other green goods.

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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

    explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.
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    America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring

    Anne O. Krueger argue that US leaders' embrace of trade-suppressing measures has done more harm than good.
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    Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home

    Savio Carvalho explains why the country must lead by example on decarbonization to become a global green leader.
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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.
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    Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

    Angela Huyue Zhang argues that lasting prosperity depends not on boosting demand, but on a return to bottom-up governance.

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