Edward Miguel on Collecting Economic Data by Canoe and Correlating Conflict with Rainfall
December 31, 2021
Great conversations on development economics along with methods for proving efficacy (with great connections to TOK).
He’s a pioneer of using randomized control experiments in economics — studying the long-term benefits of a $1 health intervention in Africa. Steve asks Edward, a Berkeley professor, about Africa’s long-term economic prospects, and how a parking-ticket-scandal in New York City led to a major finding on corruption around the world.
