Development Drums Podcast
1) Episode 48: Stefan Dercon – Gambling on Development
Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford. He is a former DFID chief economist and a policy advisor to the...Show More
2) Episode 47: Todd Moss – The Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Bestselling author Todd Moss is a former senior State Department official who led America’s response to coups and crises in West Africa. He is also my colleague at the Center for Global Development, w...Show More
3) Episode 47: Todd Moss – The Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Bestselling author Todd Moss is a former senior State Department official who led America’s response to coups and crises in West Africa. He is also my colleague at the Center for Global Development, w...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Episode 46: Morten Jerven
Morten Jerven explains why we know less than we should about what is happening in African economies, and why this is leading economists to the wrong recommendations. His first book, Poor Numbers: How ...Show More
5) Episode 46: Morten Jerven
Morten Jerven explains why we know less than we should about what is happening in African economies, and why this is leading economists to the wrong recommendations. His first book, Poor Numbers: How ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Episode 45: Mind, Society and Behaviour (Varun Gauri)
Varun Gauri talks about the relevance of behavioural economics to international development.
7) Episode 45: Mind, Society and Behaviour (Varun Gauri)
Behavioural economics is hot. In this edition of Development Drums, I talk to Varun Gauri, Senior Economist with the Development Research Group of the World Bank and Co-Director of the World Developm...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Episode 44: The Data Revolution
Everyone seems to be talking about the data revolution these days. In this episode of Development Drums, I speak with two people who have thought more about what it is, how to make it happen, and what...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Episode 44: The Data Revolution
Everyone seems to be talking about the data revolution these days. In this episode of Development Drums, I speak with two people who have thought more about what it is, how to make it happen, and what...Show More
10) Episode 43: Complexity
In this episode of Development Drums, I speak with Ben Ramalingam and Stefan Dercon about whether complexity and systems thinking offers actionable insights for better development interventions.
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