What is Dani Rodrik?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Dani Rodrik | image = Dani Rodrik AB 02.jpg | caption = Rodrik in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date|1957|8|14|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = [[Image:Flag of Turkey.svg|20px|]] [[Turkey|Turkish]] | field = [[Economics]] ([[International economics]], [[Economic development]], [[Political economy]]) | work_institution = [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] ([[Harvard University]]) }} '''Dani Rodrik''' (born August 14, 1957 in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]) is a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[economics|economist]] in the [[field]]s of [[international economics]], [[economic development]] and [[political economy]]. He is a [[professor]] of [[economic]]s at [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]], where he teaches economics to university [[student]]s. == Life and work== Dani Rodrik was born in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] to a [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jewish]] (Jews who come from [[Spain]]) family. He studied at the [[high school]]s, [[Robert College]] in Istanbul and [[École Normale Supérieure]] in [[Paris]] and then at the [[university|universities]], [[Harvard University]] and [[Princeton University]] in the [[United States of America]] learning economics. He [[Graduation|graduated]] from Harvard University and got his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] and [[Professor]]ship from Princeton University. Dani Rodrik is one of the most important Turkish economists and has made several important contributions to economics. He looks at international economics, economic development and political economy, and has [[published]] many [[article]]s about them. The main questions of his [[research]] are: what makes a good economic policy and why some governments are better than others in adopting it. He does not like [[globalization]], because he feels it only helps [[Wealth|rich]] people get richer by making [[poor]] people poorer and that people lose their [[job]]s. He also thinks that [[international organization]]s li