Drones Proving a Lifeline in Rwanda
There are many layers to development. Sometimes there's a need where the solution is not at all obvious. But other times it's simply about connecting the dots- when the solution is available but out o...
15 Des 201711min
Diane Coyle on the Shortcomings of GDP
Gross domestic product, or GDP, is the one statistic that almost everyone knows is used to measure economic growth. But in this podcast, economist Diane Coyle suggests GDP may be a poor measure of pro...
8 Des 201712min
Nicholas Stern on Reducing Carbon Emissions: Let's Get On With It
2 years after 195 countries came together under the Paris Agreement to combat the effects of climate change, leading climate economist Nicholas Stern remains cautiously optimistic. In his landmark rep...
1 Des 201714min
Blockchain's Peter Smith: The Promise of Virtual Currency Systems
Blockchain technology is a shared, public ledger of transactions that's open to inspection but not subject to any form of central control. And while it offers potential for a variety of applications, ...
22 Nov 201712min
Freelancers Union's Sara Horowitz on Changing Nature of Work
For much of the past century the 9 to 5 job with benefits at a firm was what most people associated with financial stability. But as technology reshapes the labor market, more people are branching out...
21 Nov 201712min
Keith Mitchell on Catastrophe Risk Insurance: Time is Not on Our Hands
In September 2017, the Caribbean was hit by the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history. Irma's 185 mile per hour winds left several countries devastated. During a seminar on sovereign d...
17 Nov 20177min
Madhur Deora on India's Digital Payment Boom
When the government of India last year declared that much of its currency in circulation would cease to be legal tender, digital transactions surged. Mobile payment platforms like PayTM stepped in to ...
9 Nov 201714min
Sub-Saharan Africa: The Path to Recovery
The IMF's latest regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa suggests the broad-based slowdown in sub-Saharan Africa is easing. In this podcast, co-author Jarek Wieczorek, says growth is up sligh...
30 Okt 201711min
