VoxDev Podcasts
VoxDev has two weekly podcasts focused on development economics.
Ideas in Development
Every Tuesday, Oliver Hanney hosts conversations on the forces shaping economic development. Each series unpacks a major theme in development with the help of experts.
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Research and development: The research institutes that changed Taiwan and Brazil
Karthik Tadepalli on why adopt vs innovate is a false dichotomy, how Taiwan and Brazil did both, and why R&D should be a central part of the development playbook.
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Ed Glaeser on the perfect city, the demons of density and what makes cities work
What does a perfect city look like in a low- or middle-income country – and how do you get there?
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Leonard Wantchekon on youth, governance and Africa's urban future
Why Leonard Wantchekon is hopeful for Africa's urban future.
VoxDevTalks
Every Wednesday, Tim Phillips talks to development economists about their research.
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Roshaneh Zafar on 30 years of microfinance and mindset change in Pakistan
Kashf Foundation founder Roshaneh Zafar reflects on three decades of microfinance in Pakistan – from replicating the Grameen model to pioneering gender bonds, micro-insurance, and climate-resilient lending for over one million women clients.
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The Four Pests campaign and China's Great Famine
New research quantifies how China's mass campaign to eradicate sparrows during the Great Leap Forward disrupted natural pest control, reduced crop yields, and contributed to millions of deaths during the Great Famine.
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Boosting farmers' profits
Credit, subsidies, and cash transfers can improve yields and revenues for smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries, but translating these gains into higher profits proves far harder. The evidence suggests that credit works best not as ...
