26 min
Development Economics and Empowering the Poorest - Prof. Oriana Bandiera LSE Office Hours Podcast
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Professor Oriana Bandiera is the Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics (LSE). She specialises in development economics, international trade and the public sector.
Vincent Chow chats with the professor about her research on policies helping ultra-poor women in Bangladesh, the limitations of microfinance, ethical implications of foreign policy interventions, and common misconceptions about what economists do.
Oriana's Recommendations:
https://ourworldindata.org
https://www.gapminder.org/tools/
http://wid.world
Her co-authored response to a Guardian piece attacking the discipline of Economics:
https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/10282
Professor Oriana Bandiera is the Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics (LSE). She specialises in development economics, international trade and the public sector.
Vincent Chow chats with the professor about her research on policies helping ultra-poor women in Bangladesh, the limitations of microfinance, ethical implications of foreign policy interventions, and common misconceptions about what economists do.
Oriana's Recommendations:
https://ourworldindata.org
https://www.gapminder.org/tools/
http://wid.world
Her co-authored response to a Guardian piece attacking the discipline of Economics:
https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/10282
26 min