Foundational Article: “Rethinking the Growth Diagnostic Approach”

Growth diagnostics attempts to determine what particular factors are inhibiting a country from achieving a higher growth rate. This report by Felipe and Usui first delves deeper into that definition, and then analyzes the limitations and the advantages of growth diagnostics, as well as providing some practical advice for donor agencies about the potential pitfalls.

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Book: Supercrunchers

An excerpt from this book has been assigned as required reading for “Public Economics,” a core CDE course taught in the fall.

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Podcast: “The Gap Between Macro Policy and Research”

VoxDev interviewed Bill Easterly of the NYU Development Research Institute about the direction development research has taken: has micro taken over? How should development economists think about macro research, and about translating that research into policy?

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VoxDev Podcast: Backlash Against Globalization

VoxDev talked with Pinelopi Goldberg, the current Chief Economist at the World Bank, about current trends and the backlash against globalization. To listen on the go, download the audio here through VoxDev.

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Video: Esther Duflo On Female Leadership

“Women in Economics and Female Leadership” Video interviewing Esther Duflo VoxDev Video Unsplash.com VoxDev sat down with Esther Duflo to talk about her research in female leadership, and the impact on communities where women were required to assume leadership positions. Her conclusion: when women are included in decision-making, groups benefit. View the video on VoxDev…

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