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Voices in Development: A Podcast from Yale's Economic Growth Center

This podcast series explores issues related to sustainable development and economic justice in low- and middle-income countries.

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Navigating trade-offs between the environment and economic growth: Nicholas Ryan on new possibilities for environmental regulation in emerging markets

This episode features Nick Ryan of Yale University discussing the challenges low- and middle-income countries face in achieving environmentally sustainable economic growth.

Nick Ryan in a recording studio
Breaking intergenerational cycles of deprivation and poverty: Orazio Attanasio and Costas Meghir on the transformative impact of early childhood interventions

This episode features Orazio Attanasio and Costas Meghir of Yale University discussing an economic perspective on the role of childhood interventions in improving life outcomes.

Orazio Attanasio (left) and Costas Meghir (right) in the Yale Broadcast Studio.
Photo by Zahrah Abdulrauf
Understanding the backlash to globalization: Prof. Penny Goldberg on the complicated relationship between international trade, poverty reduction, and inequality

This episode features EGC affiliate Penny Goldberg on the complexities of international trade, poverty reduction, and inequality.

Penny Goldberg speaks at the Kuznets conference "Trade and Development" ​​at Yale University on February 28, 2020.
Julia Luckett
Training the Next Generation of African Economists: Prof. Leonard Wantchekon on the university he founded

This episode features Prof. Leonard Wantchekon of Princeton University on founding the African School of Economics.

Prof. Leonard Wantchekon

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