Stefan Dercon

10 Podcast Episodes

Why Do Some Countries Succeed With Economic Development While Others Fail? | Stefan Dercon

Why Do Some Countries Succeed With Economic Development While Others Fail? | Stefan Dercon

Why have some countries experience durable economic progress while other countries remain left behind? This basic questi... Read more

18 Aug 2022

33mins

Stefan Dercon on Africa As Las Vegas: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose in Gambling on Development

Stefan Dercon on Africa As Las Vegas: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose in Gambling on Development

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the ec... Read more

2 Aug 2022

44mins

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A Framework for the Elite's Role in Development with Stefan Dercon

A Framework for the Elite's Role in Development with Stefan Dercon

Stefan Dercon is the author of Gambling on Development, in which he details his theory of the elite bargain framework fo... Read more

18 Jul 2022

1hr 51mins

In Conversation: Stefan Dercon

In Conversation: Stefan Dercon

In the latest episode of the GDI podcast, Professor Stefan Dercon talks to Dr Sophie van Huellen. They discuss Stefan's ... Read more

17 Jun 2022

31mins

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Trends Talk by Kanaal Z - Stefan Dercon

Trends Talk by Kanaal Z - Stefan Dercon

7 Jun 2022

32mins

Episode 48: Stefan Dercon – Gambling on Development

Episode 48: Stefan Dercon – Gambling on Development

Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the Unive... Read more

3 Jun 2022

1hr 32mins

Stefan Dercon: how insurance could make humanitarian response faster and cheaper

Stefan Dercon: how insurance could make humanitarian response faster and cheaper

Stefan Dercon is professor of economic policy at the University of Oxford, and is the former chief economist at the Depa... Read more

18 Sep 2018

49mins

Stefan Dercon DFID's Chief Economist introduces DFID's first Economic Development Strategy

Stefan Dercon DFID's Chief Economist introduces DFID's first Economic Development Strategy

Stefan Dercon DFID's Chief Economist introduces DFID's first Economic Development Strategy.DFID’s Economic Development S... Read more

31 Jan 2017

8mins

We Can Fix Emergency Aid with Disaster Insurance – Stefan Dercon and Theo Talbot

We Can Fix Emergency Aid with Disaster Insurance – Stefan Dercon and Theo Talbot

When a disaster strikes, we are urged to send money, and many people do—but is there a better way to fund the relief eff... Read more

10 Aug 2016

20mins

CSAE Conference 2016 - Interview with Stefan Dercon

CSAE Conference 2016 - Interview with Stefan Dercon

Stefan Dercon, CSAE Director, provides a short overview of the Centre for the Study of African Economies

7 Jun 2016

5mins

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