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Dean Karlan argues that economics is about more than simply evaluating whether a policy or programme succeeded and explains the importance of understanding why outcomes occur, the mechanisms behind...
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie looks into the future with Bruegel’s emerging talents Maria Catarina Louro, Tillman Schenk and Théo Storella. Demographic change is ...
Rafe Meager explains why econometrics is not only about proving internal validity, but also about making credible, defensible claims from evidence. You can listen to Ideas in Development wherever y...
Evidence-based policy can challenge existing priorities, create trade-offs, and expose uncomfortable choices for decision-makers. It highlights why adopting evidence is not only a technical process...
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The conversation about evidence-based policy usually asks why good evidence isn't shaping decisions. But we should also be asking, is the evidence base itself actually worthy of shaping policy?
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Case studies can reveal mechanisms and institutional dynamics that are difficult to capture through quantitative research alone.
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This episode unpacks the concept of a K-shaped economy, examines how AI, war, and climate shocks may be widening inequality within and between countries, and explains why the divide is so hard to m...
Simon Lang (ETH Zurich) presents "Coase Meets Negishi: A Property Rights Rationale for Welfare Weights in Climate Economics"
The Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Asia Program held a timely virtual conversation with Professor Stephen G. Brooks, a leading scholar of US foreign policy, international security, and interna...
Aniket Panjwani takes us through how development economists can get set up to use agents for research, focusing on the cheapest options currently available, and general lessons for working with age...
This video compares the RPPI with indices like the CPI and PPI, emphasizing the challenges of using matched models for heterogeneous and infrequently sold residential properties. It introduces the ...
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Those leading AI labs have an incentive to hype AI, to help with fundraising. So how much can we believe them?
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How do economists study history?
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AI is often compared to the Industrial Revolution, but the similarities may be overstated. Key differences in technology, skills, and adjustment matter for how impacts play out.
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