A Brief Guide to Development Thinking | Stefan Dercon

Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Economics Department at Oxford University, where he also directs the Center for the Study of African Economics. The author of 5 books and many studies, Stefan has had a distinguished career as an academic and policy advisor on economic development. His accomplishments are many. Between 2011 and 2017, he was Chief Economist of the Department of International Development (DFID), the government department in charge with the UK’s aid policy and spending. Between 2020-2022, he was the Development Policy Advisor to successive Foreign Secretaries at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Watch full episode here:    • #18 - Stefan Dercon: Gambling on Developme...   ***** Stefan Dercon Website: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/stefa... X:   / gamblingondev   LinkedIn:   / stefan-dercon-45927b104   ***** Mihaela Carstei, Paul M. Bisca, and Johan Bjurman Bergman co-host F-World: The Fragility Podcast. X:   / fworldpodcast   Instagram:   / fworldpodcast   Website: https://f-world.org Music: "Tornado" by Wintergatan. Many thanks to Wintergartan for allowing us to use their wonderful music! This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net. Video editing by: Alex Mitran - find Alex on Facebook (facebook.com/alexmmitran), X (twitter.com/alexmmitran), or LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alexmmitran) RESOURCES Stefan Dercon, "Gambling on Development: Why some Countries Win and Others Lose," Hurst, London, 2022. https://www.gamblingondevelopment.com