True True 1 1 1 10 True False False Jeffry Frieden Load More Podcast How Politics and Economics Interact Even optimal economic policies create winners and losers, and that’s where politics steps in. Trade liberalization is an example of a policy that can make a country better off as a whole, but what happens to workers who lose out to cheaper goods? Jeffry Frieden says while politics is often messy, it’s how society puts a value on things economists can’t measure. JEFFRY FRIEDEN Political economy | March 2024 A Place for Politics Politics is often messy, but it’s how society puts a value on things economists can’t measure JEFFRY FRIEDEN Political economy | June 2020 The Political Economy of Economic Policy We should pay closer attention to the interactions between politics, economics, and other realms JEFFRY FRIEDEN See Also Magazine Archives Country Focus Blogs