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Most models only draw in around $500 USD every showcase and only famous models that are high in demand such as Miranda Kerr or Gisele Bundchen earn multi-million dollar salaries.Canada Goose
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on Explaining my absence at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Explaining my absence
OK, many of you have asked but I knew that I had to put in an explanation for my continued absence here when my mother in Turkey complained that she missed the "postcards" from me on the blog. I am alive and well. But here are two reasons why this space will not be updated frequently over the...
Less than 1% of all runaway models are known to make more than $1000 dollars USD for every fashion showcase. according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics the median wage for commercial and print models was only $11.22 per hour in 2006.Canada Goose http://bit.ly/v5gqwi
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on Avinash Dixit on Samuelson at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Avinash Dixit on Samuelson
This appreciation by Dixit on Samuelson should not be missed.
For instance, David Letterman is well known for branching into late night television as a talk show host while honing his skills a stand-up comedian, Barbra Streisand ventured into acting while operating as a singer, or Clint Eastwood, who achieved even greater fame in Hollywood for being a film director and a producer than for his acting credentials.Canada Goose
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on Milton Friedman’s Mixed Legacy at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Milton Friedman’s Mixed Legacy
The image most people will retain of Friedman is the smiling, diminutive, unassuming professor holding up a pencil in front of the cameras in “Free to Choose” to illustrate the power of markets. It took thousands of people all over the world to make this pencil, Friedman said – to mine the graph...
A significant percentage of working entertainers (e.g. musicians, actors, talk show hosts, models, producers, writers etc.) in Hollywood typically work on-and-off and freelance their talents earn next to nothing to scraping a pitiful minimum union scale wage income for each gig. The Screen Actors Guild, a union well known for representing actors and actresses throughout Hollywood reports that the average television and film actor earns less than $5000 USD annually.Canada Goose
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on Why is the bankruptcy of the Greek government different from the bankruptcy of California? at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Why is the bankruptcy of the Greek government different from the bankruptcy of California?
The European Union, and the Eurozone in particular, has impressive institutional achievements to its name. We have a European Parliament, European Commission, European Court of Justice, a set of common regulations that exceeded 100,000 last time I checked (acquis communautaire), and of course t...
For minor league to amateur athletes, earnings are usually on the lower end of the pay-scale for minor league to amateur athletes. Many of them take second jobs on the side or even venture into other occupations within the field of sports such as coaching, general management, refereeing or instructing up and coming athletes.
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Commented Nov 19, 2011 on My interview on the dilemma of dirty hands at Dani Rodrik's weblog
My interview on the dilemma of dirty hands
This isn't the greatest interview I ever gave, but it is on an interesting and challenging question: is it ever OK for an academic to work with and give advice to an authoritarian regime? My answer, despite the outcry against Harvard academics' relationship with Libya, is "yes" – although there ...
Celebrities are incessantly stereotyped and fantasized as individuals who possess exorbitant amounts of wealth and glamour. They are also sometimes denigrated by the general public as being overpaid and publically overrated compared to a normal worker such as a doctor, nurse or a teacher.Canada Goose
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on Saif Qaddafi and Me at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Saif Qaddafi and Me
Not long ago, a Harvard colleague wrote to me that Saif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, a son of Libya's dictator, would be in town and wanted to meet me. He is an interesting fellow, my colleague said, with a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); I would enjoy talking ...
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A large number of athletes who are unable to turn professional take a second job or even sometimes abandon their athletic aspirations in order to to make ends meet. A small percentage of entertainers and athletes are able to make a decent living but a vast majority will spend their careers toiling from hard work, determination, rejection and frequent unemployment.
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on Martin Wolf: Doha is weakening the WTO at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Martin Wolf: Doha is weakening the WTO
I am copying here Martin Wolf's comments on the Doha Round, as expressed on the CUTS-tradeforum. I find them remarkable because Martin simultaneously explodes three myths about the trade regime. First, he dismisses the "bicycle theory" of trade negotiations, which says that the trade regime will...
There are no guarantees of success for an individual to become a celebrity. Though celebrities come from many different working fields, most celebrities are typically associated with individuals that come from the fields of sports and entertainment or a person who is a public figure in that is commonly recognizable in mass media.Canada Goose
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on There are people who do not like my book! at Dani Rodrik's weblog
There are people who do not like my book!
Guy Sorman's review of my book The Globalization Paradox has one good turn of phrase at the beginning, where he calls me "a liberal mugged by globalization." But from my perspective it is all downhill from there. I provide the link to the review in the interest of equal time for my critics. The...
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Someone who achieves a small amount of transient fame (through, say, hype or mass media) may become labeled a "B-grade celebrity". Often, the generalization extends to someone who falls short of mainstream or persistent fame but who seeks to extend or exploit it.
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on A video of my talk on structural change and growth at Dani Rodrik's weblog
A video of my talk on structural change and growth
Here is the complete video of my talk a couple of days ago at the World Bank. I am presenting my paper with Maggie McMillan on structural change and economic growth. I hope Ann Harrison is still talking to me after what I said about her at the beginning...
People may become celebrities in a wide range of ways: from their professions, following appearances in the media, or even by complete accident. The term "instant celebrity" describes someone who becomes a celebrity in a very short period of time.Canada Goose
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on A parable for the world economy at Dani Rodrik's weblog
A parable for the world economy
(This is the Afterword that appears in my book The Globalization Paradox. It is an attempt to state the book's central argument in the form of a bedtime story.) Once upon a time there was a little fishing village at the edge of a lake. The villagers were poor, living off the fish they caught an...
live in obscurity and only an infinitesimal percentage (usually less than 1%) achieve fame and fortune. Due to the Machiavellian and competitive nature within both industries, a vast amount of aspiring entertainers and athletes in the world, even some of the most talented may never be recognized and won't ever receive the oppurtunity to carve a name for themselves.
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on My interview on the dilemma of dirty hands at Dani Rodrik's weblog
My interview on the dilemma of dirty hands
This isn't the greatest interview I ever gave, but it is on an interesting and challenging question: is it ever OK for an academic to work with and give advice to an authoritarian regime? My answer, despite the outcry against Harvard academics' relationship with Libya, is "yes" – although there ...
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In many cases, the character is more well known than the name of the creator.
Commented Nov 19, 2011 on The economics of a parable, explained at Dani Rodrik's weblog
The economics of a parable, explained
I thought it would be useful to clarify the economic theory that lies behind my parable on the global economy. The book covers these issues at length, so I thought that the links with the parable, coming at the end as it does, would be obvious to the reader. Obviously this need not be the case...
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The same phenomenon is true for fictional characters. If one has to name a famous wizard Merlin or Gandalf will be first to come in mind. Mickey Mouse is perhaps the most famous cartoon character and fictional mouse in the world.
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on Have an idea that will create jobs but not cost money? at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Have an idea that will create jobs but not cost money?
The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution wants to hear about it. You may even get a prize: The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution has launched a prize competition to generate new thinking about ways to create jobs and enhance productivity. The 2011 Hamilton Project Policy...
likewise many know that Harry Houdini was an illusionist, Bill Gates, an entrepreneur, Albert Einstein a scientist; Mozart and Beethoven classical composers; Luciano Pavarotti an opera singer.
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Commented Nov 18, 2011 on The message from Tunisia and Egypt at Dani Rodrik's weblog
The message from Tunisia and Egypt
If Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali or Egypt's Hosni Mubarak were hoping for political popularity as a reward for economic gains, they must have been sorely disappointed. Their people have just sent a sobering message to China and other authoritarian regimes around the world: don’t count on eco...
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Certain people are known even to people unfamiliar with the area in which they excelled. If one has to name a famous boxer, they are more likely to name Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, since their fame expanded beyond the sport itself. Pablo Picasso's style and name are known even to people who are not interested in art.
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on How I spent my winter break at Dani Rodrik's weblog
How I spent my winter break
In December I traveled to Turkey with my wife and young son, as we do every year during winter break. This time, though, we had more than visiting family and friends in mind. We were on a mission to demonstrate that what many have called the trial of the century in Turkey is in fact a sham built...
Some elements are associated with fame, such as appearing on the cover of Time, being spoofed in Mad, having a wax statue in Madame Tussauds, or receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Commented Nov 18, 2011 on Das Globalisierungs-Paradox at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Das Globalisierungs-Paradox
For those of you who would rather read my new book in German, it will be out on February 23rd. For more information on it, click here. Translations into Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Chinese, and British English are also forthcoming.
These informal rankings indicate a placing within a hierarchy. However, due to differing levels of celebrity in different regions, it is difficult to place people within one bracket. A Brazilian actor might be a B-list action film actor in the US, but an A-list star in Portugal. An objective method of placing celebrities from any country into categories from A-List to H-List based on their number of Google hits has been proposed.Canada Goose
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on A video of my talk at Johns Hopkins, SAIS at Dani Rodrik's weblog
A video of my talk at Johns Hopkins, SAIS
Johns Hopkins SAIS has put up a video of my talk there yesterday on "The Globalization Paradox" and you can watch it here. You can barely see me, give the positioning of the camera, but at least the audio is pretty clear.
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the singer Lara Fabian is widely known in the French-speaking world, but only had a couple of Billboard hits in the U.S., whereas the francophone Canadian singer Celine Dion is well known in both the French-speaking world and in the U.S.
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on More on growth-reducing structural change at Dani Rodrik's weblog
More on growth-reducing structural change
In an earlier post, I presented some preliminary results on what I called “growth-reducing structural change.” This refers to the highly anomalous and puzzling phenomenon whereby labor moves from high- to low-productivity activities. In joint work with Maggie McMillan (Tufts and IFPRI) we have n...
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Some nationwide celebrities might command some attention outside their own nation; for example.
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on The Turkish prosecutors’ pyramid scheme at Dani Rodrik's weblog
The Turkish prosecutors’ pyramid scheme
Another bizarre set of police roundups today in Turkey: eleven people, mostly journalists, were subject to early morning house searches and reportedly issued arrest warrants. Among those caught in the net is Nedim Şener, an award-winning reporter, who has done more than anyone else to shed ligh...
English-speaking media commentators and journalists will sometimes refer to celebrities as belonging to the A-List or state that a certain actor belongs to the B-List, the latter being a disparaging context. Canada Goose
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on IMF conference on Macroeconomics after the Crisis at Dani Rodrik's weblog
IMF conference on Macroeconomics after the Crisis
I spoke today at a panel on economic growth after the crisis at a conference organized by the IMF. My co-panelists were George Akerlof, Mike Spence, Andrew Sheng, and Paul Romer. In the audience: Bob Solow, Joe Stiglitz, Olivier Blanchard, and many others. In retrospect, it was probably a mistak...
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Cultures and regions with a significant population may have their own independent celebrity systems, with distinct hierarchies.
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on When economic development shifts into reverse gear at Dani Rodrik's weblog
When economic development shifts into reverse gear
Developing countries' economies are a mish-mash, combining the productive with the unproductive, the First World with the Third. But why are some developing countries able to shift workers from low-productivity activities to higher-productivity sectors, whereas others have seen labor flowing in ...
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even for their misdeeds (as in the case of a well-known criminal such as Ronnie Biggs and Casey Anthony). Celebrities may be known around the world (e.g., pop star Michael Jackson), within a specific country (e.g., a top Australian rugby player); or within a region (e.g., a local TV news anchor).
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on Some recent book reviews at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Some recent book reviews
Matt Yglesias thinks The Globalization Paradox is “a pretty good book lurking behind a terrible framing device.” Hmmm. I guess that’s better than the other way around. Good to see that some of his readers find the device pretty useful in thinking about what Greece, for instance, is going thro...
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in other cases, people become celebrities due to media attention for their extravagant lifestyle or wealth (as in the case of a socialite) such as Paris Hilton, Ivanka Trump, or Kim Kardashian; for their connection to a famous person (as in the case of a relative of a famous person, such as Chaz Bono
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on Another nice review of The Globalization Paradox at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Another nice review of The Globalization Paradox
This one comes from Bob Kuttner of The American Prospect. [Rodrik’s] new book, The Globalization Paradox, is simply the best recent treatment of the globalization dilemma that I've read, by an economist or anyone else. The paradox of his title is the fact that markets need states, but states ar...
Canada Goose Regions within a country, or cultural communities (linguistic, ethnic, religious) can also have their own celebrity systems, especially in linguistically or culturally distinct regions such as Quebec or Wales. Regional radio personalities, newscasters, politicians or community leaders may be local or regional celebrities.
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on Two recent podcasts at Dani Rodrik's weblog
Two recent podcasts
At last week's IMF conference, Vivian Davies of VoxEU.org recorded an interview with me on my recent work on "growth-reducing structural change" and other matters. You can listen to it here. I spent this week in London and Warwick, giving a talk at LSE among other places. I was stunned -- that ...
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television talk show hosts Barbara Walters, Larry King and Oprah Winfrey, movie actresses Julia Roberts and Hilary Swank, television actors Charlie Sheen and Ashton Kutcher, national television correspodents Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, and Meredith Viera or comedians Ellen Degeneres, Joan Rivers, Jay Leno and George Lopez.
Commented Nov 18, 2011 on I am now on Twitter at Dani Rodrik's weblog
I am now on Twitter
Finally broke down and opened my own account: @rodrikdani
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