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S6 Ep25: Duflo: Development in the 21st century

VoxTalks Economics

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The Power of Failure

The idea that if we gave more children textbooks, would that improve their learning? It turned out not to be a good idea. What led me to develop my economics is really the desire and the hope that one could make a difference in the life of the poorest people in the world. This story of failure is what led me to our city as a tool.

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