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Ricardo Hausmann

Ricardo Hausmann

Writing for PS since 2001
113 commentaries
1 videos & podcasts

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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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. ChatGPT’s Lessons for Economic Development
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    ChatGPT’s Lessons for Economic Development

    May 8, 2023 Ricardo Hausmann suggests that the unexpected achievements of large language models hold a valuable lesson for policymakers.

  5. Dodgy Climate Finance
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    Dodgy Climate Finance

    Mar 30, 2023 Ricardo Hausmann argues that many assistance programs misrepresent the amount of aid being provided.

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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.
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    Is Chinese Youth Unemployment As Bad As It Looks?

    Nancy Qian

    China’s exceptional growth in recent decades has influenced the education and career choices of young people and their families. But now that high-skilled jobs are drying up and recent graduates are struggling to find work, there is a growing mismatch between expectations and new realities.

    argues that the rise in joblessness among young people does not spell economic apocalypse for China.
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    Auto Strikes and Climate Change

    Mariana Mazzucato & Damon Silvers explain why the transition to a net-zero economy cannot happen without worker empowerment.
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    The New World Disorder

    Richard Haass highlights the growing threat to international stability and calls for effective cooperation.
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    Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

    Arminio Fraga, et al.

    Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.

    explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
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    We Need to Talk About Bank Supervision

    Howard Davies thinks the renewed debate over commercial bank capital requirements largely misses the point.

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