Most gains from further liberalization of trade in goods have been exhausted (wasting political capital at high cost to legitimacy), whereas the gains from liberalizing the temporary movement of people (e.g., expanding temporary work visa schemes) are huge—comparable to where trade in goods stood in the 1950s.
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Dani RodrikEvidence Quote
“I want to sort of see the all those trade negotiators in Geneva stop talking about the current dodge and ever start talking about negotiating an expansion of temporary work visa schemes around the world where the gains are huge”
Created: 6/16/2026, 2:24:26 PM
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