Ep. 331: Gordon Hanson on US Manufacturing Fetishisation, Job Loss, and the Middle Class

Macro Hive Conversations With Bilal Hafeez · Oct 23, 2025 · 34m

Gordon Hanson is the Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Academic Dean for Strategy and Engagement at Harvard Kennedy School. He is best known for his research on the labour market consequences of globalisation, including pioneering work on the China trade shock. Hanson's current research addresses the causes and consequences of regional job loss, the effectiveness of place-based policies in alleviating regional economic distress, and how the energy transition will affect local labour markets. This work is part of the Reimagining the Economy project at the…