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VoxDev Video: “Bringing Research to Policy”
Sebastian Galiani of the University of Maryland is currently Deputy Minister at the Argentinian Treasury. Here he talks about the links between academia and policy.
Read MorePodcast: “Multinational Enforcement of Labor Laws”
In this VoxDev talks, Laura Boudreau from Columbia Business School talks about a recent experiment she ran in Bangladesh with multinational buyers in the garment sector and how their involvement changed compliance with safety regulations on the part of Bangladeshi suppliers.
Read MorePodcast: “A Global Response to the Climate Crisis”
This podcast from the Brookings Cafeteria focuses on the climate crisis and the burden left on the rest of the world after the US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Accords.
Read MorePodcast: US-China Competition in Global Development
This podcast from Brookings Cafeteria talks about China’s growing clout in the world and some misconceptions surround its rise, the US-China strategic rivalry, and China’s role in a global rules-based order.
Read MoreFoundational 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.
Read MorePodcast: Why Money Isn’t Enough to End Global Poverty
VoxDev sat down for a talk with Rohini Pande of Yale University to discuss the rise of extreme poverty in middle-income countries.
Read MorePodcast: “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?
Read MoreVoxDev Podcast: Elite Capture of Democracy
In this VoxDev Podcast, Daron Acemoglu talks about the elite capture of democracy.
Read MoreVoxDev 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.
Read MoreVideo: 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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