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36:34Why do some countries become rich while others stagnate? And can you predict which countries become wealthy in advance of them actually increasing their collective GDP? The answer may lie in the complexity of each nation's domestic economy. On this episode we speak with Ricardo Hausmann, a professor and director of the Growth Lab at Harvard University. He helps us understand what economic complexity is, how it's measured, and the process by which countries can move from being less complex to more complex over time.
Key insights from the pod:
Intro -- 0:00
What is economic complexity? — 4:38
Why economic complexity is important and how it differs to GDP — 8:04
Economic complexity vs. resource wealth — 13:21
An example of successful complexity development — 15:56
How to build knowledge and complexity — 18:31
Specific goods that lead to complexity — 24:24
Japan, Korea and South Africa examples — 27:27
Can there be too much economic complexity? — 31:18
Building complexity and avoiding the resource curse — 34:00
The role of government policy — 37:47
Developing complexity through services — 41:57
New data from the Atlas of Economic Complexity — 43:59
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