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Dr Alice Evans

Dr Alice Evans and leading experts discuss growth, governance, & gender inequalities. Alice is a Senior Lecturer at King's College London, and Faculty Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School.

  1. 2025-08-02

    Are Men & Women Scrolling Apart? John Burn-Murdoch

    John Burn-Murdoch (the FT's Chief Data Reporter) and I discuss gendered ideological polarisation. - Does this hold worldwide? - Which groups are most polarised? - Is there a rise in hostile sexism? - Is this due to economic frustrations or online persuasion? - What are the possible solutions? Read John's weekly columns at https://www.ft.com/john-burn-murdoch

    1h 14m

  2. 2025-03-22

    The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Professor Malika Zeghal

    The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Professor Malika Zeghal by Dr Alice Evans

    1h 1m
  3. What caused the Islamic Revival? Professor Jared Rubin

    2025-03-20

    What caused the Islamic Revival? Professor Jared Rubin

    Professor Jared Rubin has authored two superb books, “Rulers, Religion and Riches” and “How the World Became Rich”. He joined my podcast, to discuss: - Why did the Middle East Fall Behind? - What caused the shift to Scriptural Literalism? - What explains the Rise and Decline of Sufism? - How important was Wahhabism and Saudi Petrodollars? - Why were Liberalising Reforms Short-Lived? - Why has Digital Technology been More Disruptive in MENA? - What’s Constraining Middle East Economic Growth?

    1h 44m
  4. "Raised to Obey": Agustina Paglayan

    2024-11-19

    "Raised to Obey": Agustina Paglayan

    Professor Agustina Paglayan has a fascinating new book: “Raised to Obey”! She contends that mass primary education systems were primarily established to consolidate state authority and maintain social order. But what about industrialisation, democratisation or the Protestant Reformation? And why should education experts consider Political Economy? Book: https://www.amazon.com/Raised-Obey-Education-Princeton-Economic/dp/069126127X/

    1h 16m
  5. How does Low Fertility Affect Economic Growth, Worldwide? Jesús Fernández-Villaverde

    2024-10-02

    How does Low Fertility Affect Economic Growth, Worldwide? Jesús Fernández-Villaverde

    How exactly does low fertility affect economic growth, are UN population predictions accurate, what’s driving the decline in fertility, and what can be done? To answer these questions, I’m joined by the brilliant macro-economist, Jesús Fernández-Villaverde Read his recent paper: The Wealth of Working Nations https://www.nber.org/papers/w31914

    1h 48m
  6. Daron Acemoglu, V4.0: Rebooting Culture & Economics!

    2024-09-01

    Daron Acemoglu, V4.0: Rebooting Culture & Economics!

    Professor Daron Acemoglu is famous for his careful empirical research, demonstrating the economic importance of institutions. But actually, he’s done a 180 to embrace culture! In this podcast we discuss his new theory of culture, what drives liberty and prosperity, the limits of democracy, and the importance of geography!

    1h 8m
  7. How did East Asia Get Rich?

    2024-08-30

    How did East Asia Get Rich?

    Dr Oliver Kim has completed his PhD at Berkeley, recently appointed at Open Philanthropy. He does awesome research, carefully examining the drivers of structural transformation. We discussed: Why do you think East Asia is the only world region to have converged with the West? How have big data and computational tools changed our understanding of structural transformation? Oliver's website: https://oliverwkim.com/ His substack: https://www.global-developments.org/

    1h 17m

  8. 2024-07-26

    Netflix and Change: Tracking Cultural Flux in Autocracies

    “Vikings is no. 1 from all the Saudi men 😂”. Leila chuckled as we browsed top hits on Netflix. For only 30 Riyals (8 USD) a month, Saudis can tune into stories about uncovered pagans. A global feast of delights are now on offer - from Western films to women’s football. Rapid cultural change is afoot in Saudi Arabia, a unique experiment in top-down secularisation. But how can we as social scientists study such rapid cultural evolution in real-time, especially in an autocracy? In this podcast, I’ll highlight some exciting new methodologies. Buckle up.

    37 min
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Dr Alice Evans and leading experts discuss growth, governance, & gender inequalities. Alice is a Senior Lecturer at King's College London, and Faculty Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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    Dr Alice Evans
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    198
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