STEG Podcast Series

By: Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) led by CEPR
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  • The STEG Podcast Series investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development.
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Episodes
  • S3 Ep4: Local employment impacts of industrial vs. artisanal mining in Liberia

    S3 Ep4: Local employment impacts of industrial vs. artisanal mining in Liberia
    Aug 6 2024
    In the 2024 season of the Conversations on Transformation series, recorded at the STEG Annual Conference in Abu-Dhabi NYU, Tim Phillips talks to some of the speakers about the challenges and opportunities of structural transformation, growth, and economic development.

    In the last episode of this year’s series, Tim talks to Melanie Gräser about her research on how Liberia’s growth depends on mining and how different types of mining contracts—industrial versus artisanal—can have different outcomes for local communities.
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    27 mins
  • S3 Ep6: How will a new malaria vaccine shape Africa’s economic future?

    S3 Ep6: How will a new malaria vaccine shape Africa’s economic future?
    Jul 30 2024
    In the 2024 season of the Conversations on Transformation series, recorded at the STEG Annual Conference in Abu-Dhabi NYU, Tim Phillips talks to some of the speakers about the challenges and opportunities of structural transformation, growth, and economic development.

    The health benefits for children and adults of the recent malaria vaccination efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa are very clear. In the sixth episode, Tim talks to Minki Kim about the economic impact that this new vaccine will have on Africa’s future.

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    13 mins
  • S3 Ep5: No Country for dying firms: evidence from India

    S3 Ep5: No Country for dying firms: evidence from India
    Jul 23 2024
    In the 2024 season of the Conversations on Transformation series, recorded at the STEG Annual Conference in Abu-Dhabi NYU, Tim Phillips talks to some of the speakers about the challenges and opportunities of structural transformation, growth, and economic development.

    Creative destruction is the process by which failing businesses are replaced by new, more entrepreneurial firms. In the fifth episode, Tim talks to Shoumitro Chatterjee about the effect on business and on the economy at large if those firms find it hard to go out of business.

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    15 mins
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