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VoxDev Development Economics

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Economic Growth
Economic Development
Climate Change
Development Economics
Poverty
Education
Cash Transfers
Inequality
Intimate Partner Violence
World Bank
Bangladesh
Labor Market
Developing Countries
Agriculture
Sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty Reduction
Human Capital
Public Policy
Gender Inequality
Labor Markets

Hear about the cutting edge of development economics from research to practice.

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This is an episode from VoxDev's new podcast series, Ideas in Development. This series has a separate podcast feed, where you can find every episode of Oliver Hanney’s conversations on evidence.

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How many maize seeds should farmers plant in each hole? Ask the farmers and they say two or three. Agronomists can show them more reliable seeds, where they only need one.

But change the seed and everything else changes too; the fertiliser, the spa... more

Wars get the headlines. A civil war can wreck a country's economy and dominate its news for a decade. But if you assume war is the most costly form of violence a society faces, you would be wrong.

In this week's VoxDev Talk, James Fearon (Stanford) ... more

How do courts work when they work well? You would expect them to be impartial, neutral, and consistent. In much of the Global South that is a tall order.

So when courts fall short of it, are they failing?

Development institutions ask states to bui... more

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Recent Guests

Fiona Shen-Bayh
Fiona Shen-Bayh, University of Maryland
University of Maryland
Episode: S7 Ep32: Courts in the Global South
Soledad Prillaman
Author and researcher from Stanford University
Stanford University
Episode: S7 Ep31: Nonelite Women's Participation in Politics
Gyude Moore
Distinguished fellow at Energy for Growth Hub; former Liberia Minister of Public Works (2014-2018); Deputy Chief of Staff to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Energy for Growth Hub; Liberia
Episode: S7 Ep30: The end of aid dependency
Martina Viarengo
Coauthor of Raising the Bar, an Inclusive Global Poverty Line
Coauthor on the paper with Lant Pritchett
Episode: S7 Ep29: What the $1-a-day global poverty line gets wrong
Martin Williams
Author of Reform as Process; researcher focusing on systemic civil service reform
University of Michigan (and author of Reform as Process)
Episode: S7 Ep28: Why civil service reform fails (and what actually works)
Nancy Birdsall
President Emerita, Center for Global Development
Center for Global Development
Episode: S7 Ep27: The World Bank's East Asian Miracle
Ed Glaeser
Professor of economics at Harvard University, urban economist
Harvard University
Episode: S7 Ep26: Ed Glaeser on the perfect city and the demons of density
Roshaneh Zafar
Founder and managing director of Kashf Foundation
Kashf Foundation
Episode: S7 Ep25: Roshaneh Zafar on 30 years of microfinance and mindset change in Pakistan
Leonard Wantchekon
James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University; founder and president of the African School of Economics
Princeton University; African School of Economics
Episode: S7 Ep24: Leonard Wantchekon on youth and governance in African cities

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Timothy Phillips
Host of VoxDev Talks; longstanding moderator and voice in development economics discussions
Oliver Hanney
Managing editor and host with roles across Ideas in Development and VoxDev; coordinates research-to-policy conversations

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 108 ratings
  • Accessible and engaging

    A neat, accessible way of keeping up with some of the latest development work.

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    camwho?
    Australia3 years ago
  • Great podcast for development economists

    Would be great if the episode note had the citation and link to the paper posted.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    chiecon
    United States4 years ago

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S7 Ep31: Nonelite Women's Participation in Politics
Q: How do you define who is elite and nonelite, and why does it matter for policy?
Eliteness is defined by access to power, which can include elected representatives, academics, and business leaders; understanding this helps us see how policy affects the entire spectrum of women's political participation, not just those in formal power.
S7 Ep30: The end of aid dependency
Q: Why is sovereignty through analytics important in donor-recipient relationships?
It allows recipient governments to steer partnerships toward their growth priorities, rather than being driven by donor preferences, and ensures that the advice and financing align with the country's own strategic plan.
S7 Ep30: The end of aid dependency
Q: What was the Development Alliance in Liberia intended to achieve, and what lessons emerged?
It aimed to bring all development actors into one room to map activities and reduce duplication, but it failed to be organized around a single strategic objective and lacked a legal framework, underscoring the need for legally embedded, coherent approaches.
S7 Ep30: The end of aid dependency
Q: How can a growth diagnostic practically guide engagement with aid partners?
By clearly identifying two to three binding constraints, governments can present a credible, prioritized reform agenda to partners, leverage domestic resources, and structure partnerships around removing those specific constraints.
S7 Ep30: The end of aid dependency
Q: What explains the shift toward treating growth as the central architecture of development?
Growth is the organizing framework that enables all development outcomes—health, education, and gender equality—to progress together by targeting the underlying productive capacity, rather than pursuing these outcomes in isolation.

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What is VoxDev Development Economics about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show consistently features prominent development economists and policy researchers who unpack empirical findings and real-world policy implications. Episodes span topics like industrial policy, urban economics, microfinance, digital payments, tax reform, and the politics of reform, with guests ranging from university professors to think-tank and international organization researchers. The conversations tend to balance rigorous evidence with practical lessons for policymakers, donors, and practitioners working in low- and middle-income settings. Noteworthy is the blend of historical context, field experiments, and contemporary data-driven insights, plus a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom on growth and governance.

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