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Aggregating evidence
Rafe Meager on aggregating evidence in the social sciences, the research process, and how to read results.
Jun 2
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Oliver Hanney
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May 2026
The evidence on evidence
Michelle Rao on evidence use, how evaluations shape funding, and a key evidence gap in development economics.
May 26
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Oliver Hanney
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The end of the manufacturing escalator? What comes next?
Dani Rodrik on the end of the manufacturing escalator, service-led growth, and industrial policy for the new era.
May 21
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Oliver Hanney
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How two research institutes, founded in 1973, 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…
May 19
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Oliver Hanney
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Live podcast with Dani Rodrik
Join us for a live episode of Ideas in Development, with plenty of time for audience questions.
May 14
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Oliver Hanney
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The perfect city?
Ed Glaeser on the perfect city, the demons of density and what makes cities work.
May 12
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Oliver Hanney
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Kurtis Lockhart
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Cities of opportunity, not powder kegs
Leonard Wantchekon on youth, governance and why he's hopeful for Africa's urban future.
May 5
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Oliver Hanney
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Kurtis Lockhart
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April 2026
How crime captures a city
And what, if anything, policymakers can do to stop it.
Apr 28
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Oliver Hanney
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Why was Rwanda’s land reform so successful?
Broken land markets are holding back cities across Africa. But not in Rwanda, which was able to register over 10 million land parcels, and issue over 7…
Apr 21
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Oliver Hanney
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YIMBY goes global? Unlocking Africa’s housing markets
Africa needs to house nearly a billion new urban residents by 2050. Who's going to build it – and how will it be paid for?
Apr 14
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Oliver Hanney
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Kurtis Lockhart
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How can African cities fund growth?
Astrid Haas joins us to discuss why African cities are so fiscally constrained, and what reforms in Mexico, the Philippines, and Sierra Leone can teach…
Apr 7
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Oliver Hanney
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Kurtis Lockhart
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March 2026
The future runs through African cities
Getting African cities right is a defining development challenge of our time.
Mar 31
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Oliver Hanney
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