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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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Labor Market
Developing Countries
Agriculture
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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A farmer in rural Ghana can use her phone to take a picture of a blighted leaf, upload it, and within seconds she gets a diagnosis that takes account of the soil, the weather, and the other local conditions. Score one for AI. We don't have enough hum... more

If you walk down a street in a low-income country, count the businesses you can see, you will miss many entirely. Someone who cooks at home and sells at the roadside never appears in a registry. What we know about businesses in developing countries h... more

A river dries up. The soil turns salty. A harvest fails. Farmers across the developing world feel climate change constantly and personally, they rarely blame their government, or demand action.

Guy Grossman (University of Pennsylvania) is one of thr... more

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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Recent Guests

Guy Grossman
Professor, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: S7 Ep36: Climate Change Politics in Developing Countries
Rachel Glennerster
President at the Center for Global Development
Center for Global Development
Episode: S7 Ep35: Ideas in Development: Has development economics lost its way?
Karen Macour
Karen Macour of the Paris School of Economics
Paris School of Economics
Episode: S7 Ep34: Why farmers struggle to adopt new agricultural technology
Rachid Laajaj
Rachid Laajaj of the University of Los Andes
Universidad de los Andes
Episode: S7 Ep34: Why farmers struggle to adopt new agricultural technology
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)

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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 Ep35: Ideas in Development: Has development economics lost its way?
Q: How should development economists package results to encourage take-up by policymakers?
Results should be presented with clear, context-specific recommendations, framed in terms of cost-effectiveness and feasibility for government scale, while maintaining transparent acknowledgement of uncertainty and the nuances behind the evidence.
S7 Ep35: Ideas in Development: Has development economics lost its way?
Q: What questions should researchers be working on next?
Researchers should focus on questions that lead to practical growth and development impacts, recognizing that macro and micro approaches are complementary rather than competing, and that evidence should inform scalable policy choices.
S7 Ep36: Climate Change Politics in Developing Countries
Q: What role do institutions and land rights play in shaping climate outcomes in these countries?
Institutions determine whether resources are protected or exploited, and secure land rights empower communities to defend carbon sinks and participate meaningfully in adaptation and governance.
S7 Ep36: Climate Change Politics in Developing Countries
Q: How do public attitudes in developing countries differ from high-income contexts when it comes to climate policy?
Awareness of human-caused climate change is uneven, but concern is high; the bottleneck is transforming concern into political pressure and action, especially through frames and institutions.
S7 Ep36: Climate Change Politics in Developing Countries
Q: What makes climate policy worth a politician's time, given that prevention is often invisible?
Policies need to deliver tangible, visible benefits that can be credited to policymakers, such as jobs, cheaper energy, or improved harvests, and should be framed in ways that resonate locally.

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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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