World Bank: Policies Should Match Behavior

Development policies need re-hauled to reflect how people’s minds really work, a new World Bank study argues. This could help form and realize development goals, including that of breaking poverty cyc...

LSE Research | Dr Julia Morley on how we measure success in the social sector

Julia Morley's research investigates the way we measure success in the social sector. Why has social impact become an increasingly prevalent measure of success? How can we be sure it is conceptually j...

Jeffrey Nugent: Labour market reforms, growth, and inequality | Human capital and growth

The more rigid the labour regulations, the harder it is to the firms to adjust to shocks. However, at the same time the regulations protect workers from the shocks. In this video Jeffrey Nugent, from ...

Kehinde Ajayi: What makes a good school | Human capital and growth

Kehinde Ajayi of Boston University discusses the features that make a good school. Allowing students to make informed choices about which school to attend is key to improving educational attainment....

TEDxYale - Keith Chen - The Impact of Language on Economic Behavior

Keith Chen - The Impact of Language on Economic Behavior. Keith Chen is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Yale School of Management. His research blurs traditional boundaries in both subject ...

Sheila Dow: The Economics of Uncertainty

Sheila Dow speaking about the economics of uncertainty. Studies in psychology, neuroscience, biology, and many of the social sciences have long illustrated that human beings react very different from ...

Damian Clarke: Reducing maternal mortality through education | Human capital and growth

Are more educated women more able to access information relating to maternal health care decisions? Damian Clarke from University of Chile discusses the linkage between the years of education and mate...