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ROCKING OUR PRIORS

Dr Alice Evans and leading experts discuss growth, governance, & gender inequalities.Alice is a Senior Lecturer at King's College London, and Faculty Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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"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

56mins

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"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

1hr 36mins

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"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

51mins

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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

53mins

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"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

32mins

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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

17mins

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"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

37mins

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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

18mins

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"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

1hr 20mins

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"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

35mins

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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

31mins

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"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

1hr 3mins

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"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

34mins

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"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

33mins

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"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

33mins

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"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

14mins

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"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

36mins

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"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

44mins

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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

31mins

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Norms, state capacity, & elections: Dr Ken Opalo & Dr Dan Honig

Norms, state capacity, & elections: Dr Ken Opalo & Dr Dan Honig

It's a coup! Ken Opalo and Dan Honig - Assistant Professors of International Development - have seized my podcast!They d... Read more

1 Sep 2019

1hr 21mins

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