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In Conversation - S1E3: The poor man’s choice: Food or TV? A conversation with Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo

In Conversation

Why would someone buy a television when they don’t have enough money for food? And why do students from poor backgrounds seem to struggle in school? By asking deceivingly simple questions like these about the choices that poor people make, Esther Duflo found some surprising answers that have revolutionised the field of development economics. Hear from the youngest ever co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in this interview.

This episode of In Conversation was first broadcast on 13th July 2022.

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In Conversation - S1E1: Are higher oil prices here to stay? A conversation with IEA's Fatih Birol

Oil prices have been soaring as countries around the world emerge out of the pandemic, with businesses returning to production, and consumers shopping and travelling again. Are we headed for another energy crisis? And what will this mean for the environment? Hear from Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), in this interview.

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