Development Economics (Audio)

There is so much talk about industrial policy, but what does the evidence actually show?

This is based on a brilliant paper by Dani Rodrik.  Why do some sectors catch up in productivity more rapidly than others?  And what kind of developing nation catch-up can we expect in the future?

Monopoly isn't always or even mostly about multinational corporations.  Many of the most significant monopolistic culprits are small sellers at the local level.

Here are two common myths about big business and why they are wrong.

This short video covers the double marginalization problem. The problem is what happens to social welfare, prices, and profits when one monopoly sells to another monopoly. It is a classic problem with applications in industrial organization, innovation...

The O-Ring theory of development deals with how firms and economies are organized when one weak link in the production process can destroy the entire value of production. The model has implications for wages, inequality, and big push theories of...

Do "increasing returns" and "charter cities" represent similar or different phases of his career development?  How about Aplia?

Why do firms in some countries have such higher productivity than in other countries?  This understudied question lies at the heart of development economics.

Do taxes and regulations sometimes keep firms too small?  This can be a major problem in developing economies.

Why is economic calculation so important for the successful operation of business?  And how does this relate to both the limits and successes of industrial policy?