The Cost of Corruption for the Young
Corruption, in its many forms, affects people from every walk of life, in every country. While it does not discriminate based on age, young people are affected by corruption in ways that can follow th...
18 Jan 20178min
Thomas Friedman on Warp Speed Digital Globalization
New York Times columnist and best-selling author Thomas Friedman, says our lives are being transformed in so many realms at once- it's dizzying. In this podcast, Friedman talks about his new book, Tha...
11 Jan 201711min
Julie Delahanty on Gender-Conscious Budgets
Julie Delahanty has done extensive work on the disenfranchisement of women due to the lack of equal opportunity. Delahanty is the Executive Director of Oxfam Canada, and joined a panel discussion duri...
5 Jan 201711min
Douglas Irwin on Trade: Reality vs Perception
Who benefits from free trade and who doesn't? The realities don't always match people's perceptions. In this podcast, economist and free trade expert Douglas Irwin addresses some of the controversies....
16 Des 201610min
Ravi Kanbur: Political Dimensions of Data and Statistics
Ravi Kanbur says statistics are fundamentally political in nature and in import. Kanbur is Professor of Economics at Cornell University and gave the keynote speech at the Fourth IMF Statistical forum...
9 Des 201613min
Harold James on Globalization: New Concept Old Reality
Globalization is a recent term, but the internationalization of markets, people, ideas, and cultures is nothing new. In this podcast, IMF historian Harold James, talks about how the past might help gu...
30 Nov 201612min
Esther Duflo: Poverty Not Only Lack of Money
Esther Duflo, Professor of Development Economics at MIT, co-founded The Poverty Lab to find innovative approaches to poverty alleviation. In this podcast, Duflo says all economic and social dimensions...
17 Nov 201612min
The Economics of Natural Disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa
The IMF's latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa dedicates an entire chapter on what a drought, an earthquake or a pandemic can do to a country's economy. In this podcast, lead autho...
16 Nov 201612min
