How did society change during the industrial revolution? Are there lessons we can learn for the AI revolution?

Why do economists sound so different to technologists when discussing the impacts of AI?

This week we featured research on a new measure of poverty, slums and more!

Vietnam’s economic transformation is one of the most dramatic in recent history. Economist and Advisor Pham Chi Lan saw it all and tells us how it happened.

This week we featured research on aid, debt crises, 'bad' oil and more!

What do people get wrong, i.e. misperceive, about the world? Why do misperceptions matter for economic development? How can fixing misperceptions benefit society?

Peru has rapidly grown its high-value agriculture sector. The former Minister of Production, Piero Ghezzi, tells us how the government worked with the private sector to make this happen.

This week we featured research on migration, climate vulnerability, high-speed rail and more!

Economic growth is vital, but how does it actually happen? In this episode, we discuss the importance of growth, get into the nitty gritty of growth policy, and preview our series on growth policy.