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VoxDev Development Economics

VoxDev Development Economics

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Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 272

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S4 Ep34: The past, present and future of development economics

Season 4 · Episode 34

mercredi 28 août 2024 • Duration 38:34

Pranab Bardhan of Berkeley has recently published a memoir called Charaiveti: An
Academic’s Global Journey. It takes in his childhood in India, and his academic
career in the UK, India and the US. The book takes in topics as diverse as whether
the questions Marx asked are still relevant today, what economists can learn from
anthropologists, what the Chinese government got right (and wrong), and the
dangers of offering policy prescriptions for places we have never visited. He talks to
Tim Phillips about the past, and the future, of development economics.

Check out the full show notes on VoxDev: https://voxdev.org/topic/institutions-political-economy/past-present-and-future-development-economics

S4 Ep33: Measuring upward mobility in developing countries

Season 4 · Episode 33

mercredi 21 août 2024 • Duration 35:04

We don’t know much about economic mobility in developing countries compared to
the wealthier, data-rich societies which have been the subjects of so much recent
research. What does the data tell us so far, and what is important to find out? Debraj
Ray and Garance Genicot tell Tim Phillips why measuring upward mobility in low-
and middle-income countries is both difficult and important, and what their research
is revealing about the impact of growth on that mobility.

S4 Ep24: Depression and loneliness among the elderly in LMICs

Season 4 · Episode 24

mercredi 19 juin 2024 • Duration 23:02

In developing countries, we know comparatively little about how well the elderly cope
with problems like depression and loneliness. There are few policies to support
sufferers, partly because of this lack of data. Maddie McKelway and Garima Sharma
tell Tim Phillips about some of the surprising revelations of a new cross-country
study and suggest ways in which policy can improve the mental health of seniors.

S2 Ep21: Targeting the ultra-poor in Afghanistan

Season 2 · Episode 21

mercredi 25 mai 2022 • Duration 25:39

People who live in extreme poverty are increasingly concentrated in fragile and conflict-affected areas. Can a "big push" from the Targeting the Ultra Poor program help? Guadalupe Bedoya and Aidan Coville of the World Bank, and Mohammad Isaqzadeh of Princeton, are part of a team that evaluated the results of an attempt to lift 1,200 households out of poverty in Afghanistan.

S2 Ep20: Targeting the ultra-poor

Season 2 · Episode 20

mercredi 18 mai 2022 • Duration 13:15

If poor people are caught in a poverty trap, a large one-time grant might be life changing. That's the thinking behind programs to target the ultra-poor. But is the impact of this "big push" genuinely permanent? Garima Sharma tells Tim Phillips about the impact of a program in India, 10 years on.

S2 Ep19: Better seeds or better insurance?

Season 2 · Episode 19

mercredi 11 mai 2022 • Duration 17:45

Extreme weather doesn't just ruin one crop: it means that the following year small farmers won't have income to invest. Better seeds and insurance against this sort of bad luck are partial solutions, but what if we combine them in one package? Paswel Marenya tells Tim Phillips about a successful multi-year trial in Tanzania and Mozambique.

S2 Ep18: Progresa's legacy, 20 years on

Season 2 · Episode 18

mercredi 4 mai 2022 • Duration 14:17

Progresa was the groundbreaking and much-copied cash transfer program created by the Mexican government in 1997. Literally millions of children benefited from it. But are they still feeling that benefit? Karen Macours tells Tim Phillips about how a group of economists tracked down the first Progresa generation, and what they discovered.

S2 Ep17: Hiring from suppliers and customers

Season 2 · Episode 17

mercredi 27 avril 2022 • Duration 14:30

Research from the Dominican Republic shows that it is more common than we assumed (and more beneficial to both parties) if workers move to another firm in the same supply chain. Cian Ruane tells Tim Phillips why this hard-to-spot effect is important for economic development.

S2 Ep16: Does workfare work?

Season 2 · Episode 16

mercredi 20 avril 2022 • Duration 25:01

How much do we know about what workfare programs achieve for people who take part? An analysis of one program in Côte d’Ivoire fills in some of the gaps in our knowledge, Patrick Premand tells Tim Phillips.

S2 Ep15: Making entrepreneurs

Season 2 · Episode 15

mercredi 13 avril 2022 • Duration 21:41

Entrepreneurs create most of the new jobs in Africa. But can the skills of an entrepreneur be taught, and which skills will be most useful for Africa's young businesspeople? Paul Gertler tells Tim Phillips about a groundbreaking training program in Uganda.

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