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STEG Podcast Series

STEG Podcast Series

Auteur(s): Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) led by CEPR
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 The STEG Podcast Series investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development.CEPR Sciences sociales
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  • S4 Ep1: Digital technologies in developing countries

    S4 Ep1: Digital technologies in developing countries
    Oct 16 2025
    Recorded at the 2025 annual conference of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth Programme, held at the University of Oxford.

    When we think about digital technologies in business, we tend to think about payments and transactions. Throughout his career, Robert Townsend of MIT has studied the impact of financial systems, insurance and credit in development, especially in rural Thailand. He talks to Tim Phillips about how tech like blockchain can replicate and even improve on the social structures that sustain commerce in these settings.
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    20 min
  • S3 Ep4: Local employment impacts of industrial vs. artisanal mining in Liberia

    S3 Ep4: Local employment impacts of industrial vs. artisanal mining in Liberia
    Aug 6 2024
    In the 2024 season of the Conversations on Transformation series, recorded at the STEG Annual Conference in Abu-Dhabi NYU, Tim Phillips talks to some of the speakers about the challenges and opportunities of structural transformation, growth, and economic development.

    In the last episode of this year’s series, Tim talks to Melanie Gräser about her research on how Liberia’s growth depends on mining and how different types of mining contracts—industrial versus artisanal—can have different outcomes for local communities.
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    27 min
  • S3 Ep6: How will a new malaria vaccine shape Africa’s economic future?

    S3 Ep6: How will a new malaria vaccine shape Africa’s economic future?
    Jul 30 2024
    In the 2024 season of the Conversations on Transformation series, recorded at the STEG Annual Conference in Abu-Dhabi NYU, Tim Phillips talks to some of the speakers about the challenges and opportunities of structural transformation, growth, and economic development.

    The health benefits for children and adults of the recent malaria vaccination efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa are very clear. In the sixth episode, Tim talks to Minki Kim about the economic impact that this new vaccine will have on Africa’s future.

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    13 min
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