Ranked #1
"Capitalism, Alone": Professor Branko Milanovic
"Capitalism, Alone": Professor Branko Milanovic
Professor Branko Milanovic, world-leading expert on income inequality, discusses his fascinating new book. We discuss:- ... Read more
24 Oct 2019
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56mins
Ranked #2
"Public & Private Power in Economics": Dr Suresh Naidu
"Public & Private Power in Economics": Dr Suresh Naidu
What is monopsony power? How can we measure it? Why does it matter? And how does democracy affect growth?To learn more a... Read more
1 Jul 2019
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1hr 36mins
Ranked #3
"Behavioural Development Economics": Dr Gautam Rao
"Behavioural Development Economics": Dr Gautam Rao
What is behavioural development economics? How does it help us resolve key puzzles, and tackle urgent problems?My guest ... Read more
14 Feb 2019
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51mins
Ranked #4
How do we know what works? Professor Michael Woolcock
How do we know what works? Professor Michael Woolcock
How can we assess the impact and scalability of complex interventions?Why use mixed methods?How can we tackle hubris amo... Read more
17 Mar 2018
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53mins
Ranked #5
"Evidence for Hope": Professor Kathryn Sikkink
"Evidence for Hope": Professor Kathryn Sikkink
Professor Kathryn Sikkink (at the Harvard Kennedy School) argues that human rights laws, institutions, and movements are... Read more
1 Nov 2019
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32mins
Ranked #6
Using RCTs to improve health care: Dr. David Evans
Using RCTs to improve health care: Dr. David Evans
How can we improve health care management?Provide more training, or more supportive supervision?To ascertain what works,... Read more
21 Mar 2018
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17mins
Ranked #7
"Navigation by Judgment": Dr. Dan Honig
"Navigation by Judgment": Dr. Dan Honig
Which improves aid effectiveness: setting targets and monitoring delivery, or enhancing autonomy for frontline workers?D... Read more
9 May 2018
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37mins
Ranked #8
The World Development Report 2018 on Education: Dr. David Evans
The World Development Report 2018 on Education: Dr. David Evans
How can we ensure everyone gets a decent education?Dr. David Evans (World Bank Lead Economist) discusses the World Devel... Read more
21 Mar 2018
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18mins
Ranked #9
"The New Empirics of Industrial Policy": Dr Nathan Lane
"The New Empirics of Industrial Policy": Dr Nathan Lane
Does industrial policy work? And how can we know?Talking causal identification and spilling the tea with Dr Nathan Lane,... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #10
"Unruly Waters": Professor Sunil Amrith
"Unruly Waters": Professor Sunil Amrith
Professor Sunil Amrith (at Harvard) shares insights from his fascinating new book: "Unruly Waters".Together we discuss: ... Read more
14 Feb 2019
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35mins
Ranked #11
Why is state capacity so uneven? Professor Anthony Pereira
Why is state capacity so uneven? Professor Anthony Pereira
Why is the Brazilian state able to collect taxes & provide services, but fails to enforce law & order, or abate ... Read more
26 Oct 2018
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31mins
Ranked #12
"Manufacturing Revolutions": Dr Nathan Lane
"Manufacturing Revolutions": Dr Nathan Lane
Can industrial policy promote structural transformation in developing countries? If so, how?Dr Nathan Lane (Assistant Pr... Read more
27 May 2019
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #13
"Claiming the State": Dr Gabi Kruks-Wisner
"Claiming the State": Dr Gabi Kruks-Wisner
Poor rural Indians come to expect and demand more of the state if they observe other people like them successfully mobil... Read more
5 Sep 2019
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34mins
Ranked #14
"How To Rig An Election": Professor Nic Cheeseman
"How To Rig An Election": Professor Nic Cheeseman
Authoritarian leaders who hold elections actually stay in power longer than those who don't. Democracy thus facilitates ... Read more
26 Apr 2018
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33mins
Ranked #15
"Rules without Rights": Professor Tim Bartley
"Rules without Rights": Professor Tim Bartley
Corporate codes of conduct have become the only game in town. The global economy is governed through private regulation.... Read more
5 Jul 2018
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33mins
Ranked #16
"The Struggle for Development": Professor Ben Selwyn
"The Struggle for Development": Professor Ben Selwyn
Poverty is falling. It's falling due to global economic integration, and growth - or so claims the international develop... Read more
20 Feb 2018
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14mins
Ranked #17
"Bayesian Process-Tracing!": Dr Tasha Fairfield
"Bayesian Process-Tracing!": Dr Tasha Fairfield
"You need to mentally inhabit the world of each hypothesis. Then, you need to ask whether new evidence makes the hypothe... Read more
31 Aug 2019
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36mins
Ranked #18
"Revolution & Reaction": Professor Kurt Weyland
"Revolution & Reaction": Professor Kurt Weyland
Why did South American countries become more authoritarian in the 1960s and 70s?Professor Kurt Weyland explains macro-le... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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44mins
Ranked #19
Does agricultural certification (like Fairtrade) reduce poverty? Dr Carlos Oya
Does agricultural certification (like Fairtrade) reduce poverty? Dr Carlos Oya
I buy Fairtrade bananas, assuming farmers are getting a better deal. But a new systematic review finds that agricultural... Read more
17 Oct 2018
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31mins
Ranked #20
Norms, state capacity, & elections: Dr Ken Opalo & Dr Dan Honig