African Arguments Podcast

AAP#4: Economic Statistics in Africa with Morten Jerven

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We talk with Morten Jerven, author of "Poor Numbers" and "Africa: Why Economists get it Wrong" about the quality of economic statistics in Africa and why it matters.

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  • Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter
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    • Notes
    • Recommendations:
      • Infographics on the MTN fine
      • Coverage of the MTN fine by IOL.co.za
      • New Frontiers in African Economic History Workshop
      • African Economic History Network
        • Free Textbook on the History of African Development
        • Beasts of no Nation on Netflix
        • Economic Statistics in Africa
          • "Rwanda accused of manipulating poverty statistics" by F24
          • Filip Reyntjens' article on the issue on African Arguments
          • "Africa's middle class is dramatically smaller than we think" by Quartz
          • Transcript of Thomas Picketty's Mandela Annual Lecture 2015
          • Ease of Doing Business Rankings
          • Agenda
            • African Studies Association Annual Meeting
            • United Nations Security Council Resolution on Burundi
            • Chatham House Event: The Pace of Change in Ethiopia: Present Day and Prospects Ahead

              • Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at [email protected].

              The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.

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