VoxDev Podcasts
VoxDev has two weekly podcasts focused on development economics.
Ideas in Development
Every Tuesday, Oliver Hanney hosts conversations on the forces shaping economic development. Each series unpacks a major theme in development with the help of experts.
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Ethiopia’s economy: Mamo Mihretu on economic reform and the macroeconomic foundations of growth
Mamo Mihretu on export-led manufacturing, economic reform and the macroeconomic foundations of a growing economy.
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Dani Rodrik on the end of the manufacturing escalator, service-led growth, and industrial policy for the new era
Dani Rodrik discusses the end of the manufacturing escalator – and what comes next.
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Research and development: The research institutes that changed Taiwan and Brazil
Karthik Tadepalli on why adopt vs innovate is a false dichotomy, how Taiwan and Brazil did both, and why R&D should be a central part of the development playbook.
VoxDevTalks
Every Wednesday, Tim Phillips talks to development economists about their research.
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Why civil service reform fails – and what actually works
Martin Williams draws on over a decade of research across six African countries to explain why civil service reforms so often fall short, and what leaders should do instead.
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The East Asian miracle revisited: Industrial policy, shared prosperity, and lessons for today
Nancy Birdsall revisits the World Bank's landmark 1993 East Asian Miracle report, exploring how it navigated the politics of industrial policy, what it revealed about export-led manufacturing growth, and what its lessons mean for development policy t...
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Roshaneh Zafar on 30 years of microfinance and mindset change in Pakistan
Kashf Foundation founder Roshaneh Zafar reflects on three decades of microfinance in Pakistan – from replicating the Grameen model to pioneering gender bonds, micro-insurance, and climate-resilient lending for over one million women clients.
