Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Conversations with Tyler Chris Blattman on Development, Conflict, and Doing Whats Interesting

Chris Blattman on Development, Conflict, and Doing Whats Interesting

Published: March 14, 2018, 12:18 p.m.

Chris Blattman\u2019s made his career as a development economist by finding a place he likes and finding a reason to live there. Not a bad strategy considering the impact of the work he\u2019s done in Liberia, Uganda, and most recently, Colombia. He joins Tyler to talk about what he\u2019s learned from his work there, including the efficacy of cash transfers, the spread of violence and conflict, factory jobs as a social safety net, Botswana\u2019s underappreciated growth miracle, Battlestar Galactica, standing desks, how to write papers with your spouse, and more.

Read a\xa0full transcript\xa0enhanced with helpful links.

Recorded February 8th, 2018

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