Ideas in Development
Ideas in DevelopmentConversations on the forces shaping economic development.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 27 | Founded | 6 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Social SciencesEducationScience | |||
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In 2022, Dean Karlan became Chief Economist at USAID, tasked with steering the world's largest bilateral aid agency towards evidence-backed approaches. He left in 2025, as the agency was being dismantled, having moved roughly $1.7 billion of funding ... more
Ethiopia is one of Africa's most ambitious bets on export-led manufacturing. It’s also the site of one of the continent's boldest recent macroeconomic reform programmes.
In this episode of the Ideas in Development series on growth, Oliver Hanney and... more
The conversation about evidence-based policy usually asks why good evidence isn't shaping decisions. But we should also be asking, is the evidence base itself actually worthy of shaping policy?
In this episode of Ideas in Development, Rafe Meager – ... more
Development economics has built a large empirical evidence base across a range of topics and policies – but how, when and where is it being used? We often assume that evidence will have an impact, but have surprisingly few answers to these key questi... more
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Apple Podcasts | #45 |  United States/Science/Social Sciences |
Apple Podcasts | #150 |  Canada/Science/Social Sciences |
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Apple Podcasts | #128 |  Australia/Science/Social Sciences |
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Across recent episodes, the show centers on how policy, finance, and technology drive development, with a strong focus on Africa's urbanization, housing, and governance. Conversations explore land reform, affordable housing delivery, city finance, and the role of AI in development, balancing practical case studies with broader policy insights. Noteworthy are the rigorous linkages drawn between local experiments and scalable strategies, plus thoughtful takes on data, institutions, and implementation challenges that matter to policymakers, builders, and funders alike.
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1. VoxDev Development Economics
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4. EconTalk
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Ideas in Development launched 6 months ago and published 27 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Ideas in Development include:
1. Dean Karlan
2. Mamo Mihretu
3. Rafe Meager
4. Michelle Rao
5. Dani Rodrik
6. Karthik Tadepall
7. Ed Glaeser
8. Leonard Wantchekon
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