Apparently, economists are no big fan of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, which they say is more about wealthy people showing off than anything else. Some former employees (that I met in Geneva) also feel the same as Rodrik: the WEF is more about Schwab (the founder) than anything else. But words of wisdom are from Krugman who said that when in Davos he ends up "skipping a couple of big dinner affairs and sneaking off to feast on the modern Swiss national dish — which is, of course, (as everybody knows), spaghetti carbonara".
In more important news, Justin Lin is the new World Bank Chief Economist. I'm sure he's a cool guy first because he defected from the army (always a smart move) by swimming from Taiwan to China (Mainland). Here a link towards his publications.
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