S1 Ep4: If she builds it, they won’t come: The gender profit gap

S1 Ep9: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: The sustainable development goals have ushered in a new development paradigm. In this interview, **Elliott Harris** discusses the vision behind the creation of the SDGs and how it differs from that of the MDGs. He stresses the need for sustainable and ... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep4: If she builds it, they won’t come: The gender profit gap: Male-owned firms earn nearly twice as much profit as female-owned firms. This difference is driven by a variance in the quantity of garments sold, rather than prices charged or costs incurred. Using a firm census and a market research survey, Morgan Ha... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep1: Harnessing FDI in Africa: The narrative around Africa has changed over the last decade with it now being heralded as the economic powerhouse of the future. Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have laid a solid foundation to their economic growth. However, the next decade will ... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep7: What is holding firms back?: Chris Woodruff discusses the role management practices play in firm growth. Further, he explores different mechanisms for improving firm management in varying contexts across developing countries. This [VoxDev Talk](https://voxdev.org/topic/firms-trad... by VoxDev Development Economics

3 min listen

S1 Ep1: Paving a path to financial well-being: Tavneet Suri tells Tim Phillips about the rise of digital credit in Kenya. Who receives digital loans? What the loans are used for? How do they affects the lives of Kenyan people? [Read more about digital credit on VoxDev](https://voxdev.org/topic/f... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep12: Achieving meaningful impact through aid: **Rachel Glennerster** discusses her role at DFID, her work on promoting electoral debates in Sierra Leone, the importance of strengthening local institutions, and the challenges of measuring the success of aid programmes. She emphasises the need for a... by VoxDev Development Economics

14 min listen

S1 Ep8: The effects of pay inequality: The idea that worker utility is affected by co-worker wages has potentially broad labour market implications. In a month-long experiment with Indian manufacturing workers, in her work with Emily Breza and Yogita Shamdasani ([Breza et al. 2017](https://... by VoxDev Development Economics

4 min listen

S1 Ep20: Technology transfer and the rise of China: Who wins and losses in the technology trade war? John van Reenen (MIT) explains to Tim Phillips why technology transfer in a globalised world isn’t a zero sum game. Resistance to technology transfer has escalated as the competitive power of China ha... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep15: Evidence to practice: Unintended consequences in the absence of data: Rodger Voorhies, Executive Director of Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shares a first-hand account of the importance of empirical analysis for development practitioners Find out more at [VoxDev.org](https://voxdev.org/topic/fin... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep2: The backlash against globalisation: John Van Reenen, Professor at MIT Department of Economics and Sloan School of Management, gives a brief explanation of the ways that the current backlash against globalisation emerging in Western countries is likely to affect developing countries, and ... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep45: Paying outsourced labour: Evidence from Argentina by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep13: Ideas for development: In this interview, **Robin Burgess** discusses three ideas to foster socioeconomic development. First, he discusses how important the quality of civil servants is to development, and his work studying the Indian civil service to identify the key motiva... by VoxDev Development Economics

14 min listen

S1 Ep11: Tackling food insecurity: We lose about 5% of global GDP due to hunger related diseases, and the situation is getting worse with the number of people living in food insecurity increasing. Yet one-third of all food produced is wasted. **Arif Husain**, Chief Economist at the Worl... by VoxDev Development Economics

19 min listen

S1 Ep46: The political economy of donor funding: Insights from USAID by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep6: Globalisation and development: **David Atkin** explains why he thinks that globalisation has brought huge benefit to developing countries in terms of expanding their manufacturing sectors and introducing them to new technologies. Retreat from globalisation can have some skill-gain b... by VoxDev Development Economics

2 min listen

S1 Ep24: The changing face of development: The gap between macroeconomic policy and research by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep21: Where are the Indian female politicians?: Evidence shows that when more women are elected, it changes broader development outcomes due to their differing priorities. Yet women are almost unrepresented in parliaments around the world. In this interview, Lakshmi Iyer reveals to Tim Phillips that... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep3: Productivity and energy-saving technology: How can we increase output per worker in countries like India and China where it is particularly low? Anant Nyshadham discusses one way to do so: by improving the physical work environment. When garment manufacturing firms in India changed their lighti... by VoxDev Development Economics

3 min listen

S1 Ep5: Childcare and development: Drawing on lessons from Colombia and India, **Orazio Attanasio** of UCL discusses the roles, pre-existing welfare programmes' infrastructure, and parental behaviour play in effective delivery of early childhood development interventions. Find out more... by VoxDev Development Economics

3 min listen

S1 Ep16: Achieving inclusive growth in Asia: Yasuyuki Sawada, ADB’s Chief Economist, provides insight into Asia’s development and overcoming the middle-income trap. Find out more at [VoxDev.org](https://voxdev.org/topic/macroeconomics-growth/achieving-inclusive-growth-asia) by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep17: Evidence to practice: Reforming private healthcare in India: Using the example of healthcare in India, Nick O’Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer, CDC, discusses how data plays a crucial role in making sure investments are put to their best use. Find out more at [VoxDev.org](https://voxdev.org/topic/health-educati... by VoxDev Development Economics

2 min listen

S1 Ep14: Is aid effective?: Development aid by its very nature is provided in messy environments, is often very political and has inherent negative incentives. In such situations, often exacerbated by limited data and imminent deadlines, can we improve how we provide aid? In this... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep39: Does household electrification supercharge economic development? by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep22: Power to the people: The impact of political report cards in India by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep2: Building a functional state in difficult places: Building state functionality is difficult, and particularly so in fragile environments marred by weak institutions and political instability. Eliana La Ferrara discusses four methods to overcome the challenges of fragile states. This [VoxDev Talk](h... by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep19: Breaking gender-barriers: How women are becoming managers: How do we get more women in senior positions? Chris Woodruff shares insights from the Bangladeshi garment industry. Find out more at [VoxDev.org](https://voxdev.org/topic/firms-trade/breaking-gender-barriers-how-women-are-becoming-managers) by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep35: Alcohol and self-control: Evidence from India by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep29: Lessons from Mexico’s poverty reduction programme by VoxDev Development Economics

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S1 Ep19: Why studies should be conducted on a larger scale: Karthik Muralidharan and Paul Niehaus of University of California, San Diego, argue that when we test things at a small scale, they might not be predictive of how they perform at a larger scale. Find out more at [VoxDev.org](https://voxdev.org/topic/m... by VoxDev Development Economics

23 min listen

S1 Ep42: Reducing rates of child marriage: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh by VoxDev Development Economics

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