https://econtube.org/topic/development-and-poverty-traps/Recommended economics videos and podcasts: Development & poverty trapshttps://econtube.org/v/-OI7CL_kyUo/https://econtube.org/v/-OI7CL_kyUo/Explains how policy shifts in North Korea can unintentionally change incentives and economic outcomes.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/kM6kScJ140k/https://econtube.org/v/kM6kScJ140k/Links political transition risks to Venezuela’s macro constraints and realistic policy paths ahead.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/cFRTviAVthU/https://econtube.org/v/cFRTviAVthU/Explains why foreign aid can fail to raise growth and how dependency can worsen poverty.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/FThf9X-pwQs/https://econtube.org/v/FThf9X-pwQs/Explains Nigeria’s mid-2010s crisis and what could drive recovery in a resource-dependent economy.Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/DZedqU0Cq84/https://econtube.org/v/DZedqU0Cq84/Acemoglu explains why poverty persists and what inclusive institutions and democracy can change.Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/qcea8YFFzh0/https://econtube.org/v/qcea8YFFzh0/Explains why Mississippi’s long-run growth and poverty outcomes diverged from its historical lead.Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/1k8TXQWVsoI/https://econtube.org/v/1k8TXQWVsoI/Explains how institutions shape long-run poverty in Africa, linking aid outcomes to incentives and governance.Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/Z446bPzkt4c/https://econtube.org/v/Z446bPzkt4c/Explains how conflict and dictatorship constrain markets, growth, and living standards in Eritrea.Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/ybDEVhhakxY/https://econtube.org/v/ybDEVhhakxY/Acemoglu links colonial history, institutions, and technology to today’s inequality and political power.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/whfzA0A2xLg/https://econtube.org/v/whfzA0A2xLg/Explains why vast mineral wealth hasn’t translated into development in the DRC.Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/LXxC8ni4fsc/https://econtube.org/v/LXxC8ni4fsc/Explains how Sri Lanka’s debt and balance-of-payments problems spiraled into economic collapse.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/Fe88ckTWyTU/https://econtube.org/v/Fe88ckTWyTU/Explains how finite natural resources can trigger extreme output collapse in a small economy.Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/951bnXEf6ss/https://econtube.org/v/951bnXEf6ss/Explains how measurement, globalization, and targeted policy contributed to China’s poverty reduction.Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/N5yMzFEUAU0/https://econtube.org/v/N5yMzFEUAU0/Reframes structural adjustment as a long-run geopolitical project tied to colonial legacies and debt coercion.Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/3TLM-wqAv9I/https://econtube.org/v/3TLM-wqAv9I/A clear Nobel interview on using experiments to tackle poverty and improve schooling for girls.Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/xhELarX_gVI/https://econtube.org/v/xhELarX_gVI/Insightful Nobel interview on using evidence to understand and reduce poverty, with reflections on climate and development.Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/RqhW_0H7kw8/https://econtube.org/v/RqhW_0H7kw8/Insightful Nobel interview on using evidence from field experiments to tackle poverty and sustainability.Fri, 15 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/Hvbnk0lr6L0/https://econtube.org/v/Hvbnk0lr6L0/Insights from Banerjee and Duflo on research collaboration and evidence-based development economics.Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/YaAupG_rPQg/https://econtube.org/v/YaAupG_rPQg/A Nobel announcement highlighting how experiments identify effective anti-poverty policies.Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/5Ov8TPUr1Tk/https://econtube.org/v/5Ov8TPUr1Tk/Engaging interview on poverty research using local experiments and the future of who gets to do economics.Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/d25t5L4Lyr0/https://econtube.org/v/d25t5L4Lyr0/A thoughtful discussion of how growth policies intersect with poverty and opportunity.Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/eF6yDIZas68/https://econtube.org/v/eF6yDIZas68/Examines why large aid flows may fail and what alternative development strategies could work in Africa.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000https://econtube.org/v/EYK9VVqEj-s/https://econtube.org/v/EYK9VVqEj-s/Explains why poverty persists globally and what development agencies can realistically do.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000