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Douglas A. Irwin

Douglas A. Irwin is the John French Professor of Economics in the Economics Department at Dartmouth College and the author… more

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Economics 75%
Political science 18%
douglasirwin.bsky.social
"Openness is a driver of growth." New Nobel laureate in economics Philippe Aghion is pro-trade and anti-tariff . . . go figure!
douglasirwin.bsky.social
"The responsibility of economic historians is to remind the world what things were like before 1800. Growth was imperceptibly slow, and the vast bulk of the population was so poor that a harvest failure would kill millions." - Joel Mokyr
www.wsj.com/articles/joe...
Joel Mokyr: What Today's Economic Gloomsayers Are Missing
In The Wall Street Journal, Joel Mokyr writes that science is enabling invention like never before and in ways that will improve life but isn't captured by GDP statistics.
www.wsj.com
douglasirwin.bsky.social
Another excellent episode . . . .where can I read more about Labour politics in the 1970s and 1980s, and Militant in particular? Any recommendations? Thank you!
andrewg-phd.bsky.social
📢CFP
Tariffs and Trade Policy: Past, Present, & Future

@ncsu: Dec 5, 6, 7 (am)
Due: Sept 30 tinyurl.com/2stm2fk7

Papers: 8 + Discuss
Keynote: @douglasirwin.bsky.social
Panel: Chad Bown +TBD
Sponsor: @NSF
NEW TARIFF DATABASE 1789-2025

Funding: Flight+Hotel+Food (presenter/discussant)

Reposted by Douglas A. Irwin

Reposted by Douglas A. Irwin

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