True True 1 1 120 6 True False True Load More Health | March 2025 The Case for Health Taxes Higher taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks can raise vital funds for development MASOOD AHMED MINOUCHE SHAFIK Economic growth | Podcast Democratizing Innovation to Spur Growth Most of today’s innovators emerge from a narrow demographic group with specific backgrounds, which Xavier Jaravel says creates the phenomena of “Lost Einsteins” and “Lost Marie Curies". Jaravel is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics. In this podcast, he talks about the benefits of unleashing untapped talent and broadening the pool of innovators worldwide. XAVIER JARAVEL Education | Podcast Measuring the Economic Value of Education Economists have long surmised that people’s knowledge and skills contribute significantly to economic development, but to what degree can access to an education change lives? Amory Gethin is an economist in the World Bank Development Research Group working on growth and inequality and has sought to quantify the economic value of education as it relates to global poverty reduction. In this podcast, Gethin says investing in education advances those who pursue degrees and those who don’t. AMORY GETHIN Economic growth | Podcast Karthik Sastry on Animal Spirits and the Economy While we like to think our financial decisions are based on logic, the truth is, they are largely driven by emotion. So when John Maynard Keynes looked for methods to measure economic fluctuations, animal spirits were a key ingredient. Karthik Sastry is a macroeconomist and assistant professor at Princeton University. In this podcast, he says personal instincts and primal urges are known to cause cycles of boom and bust, and one way to gauge those emotions is through economic narratives. KARTHIK SASTRY Political economy | March 2025 Reconnecting Morality with Political Economy Putting moral insight back into economics enhances understanding of political outcomes BENJAMIN ENKE Human capital | March 2025 The Right to Dream After rising from poverty to parliament, Brazil’s Tabata Amaral wants future prodigies to succeed because of policies rather than luck ANDREAS ADRIANO Load More Related Links F&D Homepage F&D Topics F&D Authors Country Focus
