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50. Edward Miguel on Collecting Economic Data by Canoe and Correlating Conflict with Rainfall

50. Edward Miguel on Collecting Economic Data by Canoe and Correlating Conflict with Rainfall

FromPeople I (Mostly) Admire


50. Edward Miguel on Collecting Economic Data by Canoe and Correlating Conflict with Rainfall

FromPeople I (Mostly) Admire

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

He’s a pioneer of using randomized control experiments in economics — studying the long-term benefits of a $1 health intervention in Africa. Steve asks Edward, a Berkeley professor, about Africa’s long-term economic prospects, and how a parking-ticket-scandal in New York City led to a major finding on corruption around the world.
Released:
Nov 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Steve Levitt, the iconoclastic University of Chicago economist and co-author of the Freakonomics book series, tracks down other high achievers and asks questions that only he would think to ask. Guests include all-time Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, WNBA champion Sue Bird, Operation Warp Speed chief Moncef Slaoui, and neuroscientist/actress Mayim Bialik. People I (Mostly) Admire is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network.