The Importance of Technology in Knowledge Diffusion

Co-host Janet Bush talks with economist Dany Bahar. He is an associate professor of practice of international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute and a senior fellow of the Growth Lab at the Harvard Center for International Development. He’s also a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Center for Global Development. Two themes stand out in his work: the diffusion of technology and knowledge, and migration. In this podcast, Bahar covers topics including the following:

• Why some countries are rich and some are poor
• The role of people on the move in spreading knowledge and raising productivity
• The opportunity of Ukraine’s refugee diaspora
• How companies can reap rewards by integrating migrants

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