Arvind Subramanian on Jagdish Bhagwati

The Division Chief of the IMF’s Research Department has done an eloquent and excellent profile of the famous trade theorist and Nobel hopeful. His initial introduction kicks off with:

…both theoretician and policy wonk, wielding a deft pen and moving easily between the ivory tower, op-ed pages, and corridors of influence. You have to stop and notice a man who tries to score a point on the merits of free trade by invoking a Balzac novella.