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Ep 57: India's Statistical Story

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 • Duration 56:52

I spoke to Pramit Bhattacharya an independent data journalist about India's statistical system. We talked about

How did Indian statisticians adapt their statistical methods to account for India's informal sector?
How are India's GDP numbers constructed?
Why it's so hard to outright manipulate GDP numbers
The case for optimism

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Ep 56: Talking AI Regulation with Harry Law

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 • Duration 45:59

I talked with Harry Law of the University of Cambridge and Google DeepMind about AI regulation

We talked about

Me vs Harry on open source AI regulation
Being humble when regulating AI
Why a "Manhattan Project for X" is overrated

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Ep 46: Growth teams with Kartik Akileswaran

Saturday, May 13, 2023 • Duration 01:23:27

I spoke to Kartik Akileswaran who runs Growth Teams - an initiative which helps build state capacity for economic growth in developing countries. We talked about

- Why implementation is a binding constraint for economic policy

- How industrial policy helps reduce information constraints for investors

- Underrated growth reforms

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Ep 45: What's going on with nuclear weapons?

Sunday, November 20, 2022 • Duration 37:21

I spoke to Matt Korda who works at the Federation of American Scientists on nuclear weapon policy. We have an exciting discussion about the role of nuclear weapons, their growth and the dangerous arms races that are starting

Some highlights of the show:

The advent of “exotic” nuclear weapon systems
China’s nuclear strategy has changed dramatically!
Why nuclear experts are most worried about South Asia
The new game theory of a multipolar nuclear world

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Ep 44: Trade Policy Tragedy in India

Sunday, July 31, 2022 • Duration 50:30

I talked to Anupam Manur, a professor of economics about India's trade policy before 1991. We talked about:

The scarcity mindset about foreign exchange reserves
The controversial 1966 devaluation
How did the pre-1991 import licensing system work?
“The financial account was almost non existent”
“Hindustan Motors and Toyota were set up at the same time but in 15 years Toyota sold 280 times the cars”
“Productivity growth was almost absent before 1991”

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Ep 43: Funding Science and Innovation in the UK

Sunday, July 17, 2022 • Duration 54:06

I spoke to Professor Richard Jones, about how science funding in the UK could improve. Some interesting questions we talked about are

“Penny wise, pound foolish” in science funding
Creating markets for technological advances
How he’d invest a billion £ to accelerate scientific innovation?

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Ep 42: Parliamentarism

Sunday, July 10, 2022 • Duration 50:02

I talked to Tiago Santos, a diplomat, about his book Why Not Parliamentarism. Tiago and I explore some questions here

What makes parliamentary democracies superior to presidential ones?
The creeping presidentialisation of parliamentary democracies
The optimal rate of constitutional amendments

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Ep 41: Libertarianism and podcasting with Amit Varma

Monday, June 27, 2022 • Duration 01:13:41

I talked to Amit Varma who runs one of my favourite podcasts - The Seen and the Unseen about politics, economics and public policy. We talked about

Libertarianism within the Indian canon
Cultivating your audience
Being a public intellectual
The differences between generations

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Ep 40: Progress Studies

Sunday, June 19, 2022 • Duration 48:24

I spoke to Jason Crawford of The Roots of Progress about the new movement of Progress Studies. We talked about

Building a culture of economic progress
Why are developed countries more averse to progress?
Is there a tradeoff between economic progress and existential risk?
What is the main constraint for the movement today?

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Ep 39: Macro Investing

Sunday, June 5, 2022 • Duration 53:41

I talked with Mayank Seksaria of Liberty Mutual Investments about investing on macroeconomic views. We talked about

Translating macro views into investing allocations
A bottom up view of the macroeconomy
Evaluating macro talent
Why does institutional research cost so much?

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