Ravi Kanbur says statistics are fundamentally political in nature and in import. Kanbur is Professor of Economics at Cornell University and gave the keynote speech at the Fourth IMF Statistical forum on Statistics for Inclusive Growth, held in November 2016. In this podcast, Kanbur says data doesn't always reflect reality when it comes to poverty and inequality.
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Ravi Kanbur: T. H. Lee Professor of World Affairs and Professor of Economics at Cornell University.
