The speakers discuss the development and potential success of Vietnam, with differing opinions on whether it has proven itself as a success. They also touch on the overrated nature of randomized control trials in economics and the balance between empirical work and theory in development economics.
Tyler and Dani Rodrik discuss premature deindustrialization, the world’s trilemmas, the political economy of John le Carré, what’s so special about manufacturing, Orhan Pamuk, RCTs, and why the world is second best at best.
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