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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Building global supply chains and attracting investment
Bill McRaith on building factories from 1990s China to present day Ethiopia, being pitched by governments, and the future of the apparel industry.
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Dean Karlan on USAID, evidence-based policy, and key research gaps
What does the push for evidence-based policy actually look like inside institutions?
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Ethiopia’s economy: Mamo Mihretu on economic reform and the macroeconomic foundations of growth
Mamo Mihretu on export-led manufacturing, economic reform and the macroeconomic foundations of a growing economy.
VoxDevTalks
Every Wednesday, Tim Phillips talks to development economists about their research.
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Interpersonal violence costs the world more than war
A new book argues that interpersonal violence – homicide, intimate partner violence, and child abuse – costs the world far more than war, yet receives a fraction of the policy attention. Drawing on victimisation surveys and value-of-statistical-life ...
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How courts really work in developing countries
Courts in the Global South often operate under conditions of weak statehood, political instability, and social fragmentation – yet research shows they can still function effectively, sometimes in unexpected ways.
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Non-elite women in politics: Participation, power, and patriarchal norms
Efforts to close gender gaps in politics have focused heavily on getting women elected to parliament, but this overlooks the very different challenges facing non-elite women. New research examines how patriarchal norms, social networks, and a lack of...
