The Conversations on Transformation series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this fifth and final episode, Tim talks to Marina Ngoma (Tufts University) about how Chinese imports have spurred manufacturing employment in Ethiopia. Read Chinese Imports and Industrialization in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia by Marina Ngoma (Tufts University) presented at the STEG Annual Conference 2023 ..read more

The Conversations on Transformation series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this fourth episode of five, Tim talks to Nina Pavcnik (Dartmouth College) about how multinational affiliates and domestic firms in Vietnam adjusted to new export opportunities in the United States. Read FDI Inflows and Domestic Firms: Adjustments to New Export Opportunities by Brian McCaig (Wilfrid Laurier University), Nina Pavcnik (Dartmouth College), and Woan Foong Wong (University of Oregon) presented ..read more

The Conversations on Transformation series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this third episode of five, Tim talks to Allan Hsiao (Princeton University) about how Jakarta has adapted to sea level rise and why government intervention might have actually complicated the issue. Read Sea Level Rise and Urban Adaptation in Jakarta by Allan Hsiao (Princeton University) presented at the STEG Annual Conference 2023 ..read more

The Conversations on Transformation series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this second episode of five, Tim talks to Nathan Lane (University of Oxford) about a new approach to measuring industrial policy and the new insights this offers. Read The Who, What, When, and How of Industrial Policy: A Text-Based Approach by Réka Juhász (Columbia University), Nathan Lane (University of Oxford), Emily Oehlsen (University of Oxford), and Verónica C. Pérez (Columbia University) presented at ..read more

The Conversations on Transformation series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this first episode of five, Tim talks to Adnan Khan (Chief Economist at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office) about how research is put into practice and the importance of structural transformation in contemporary policy ..read more

The Transforming Growth series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this fifth and final episode, Tim talks to Nicola Limodio (Bocconi University) about the investment of Chinese firms in developing economies. Read The Impact of Chinese FDI in Africa: Evidence From Ethiopia by Riccardo Crescenzi (London School of Economics) and Nicola Limodio (Bocconi University) presented at the STEG Annual Conference 2021 ..read more

The Transforming Growth series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this fourth episode of five, Tim talks to Katherine Stapleton (World Bank) about automation in advanced economies and what this means for trade and globalisation. Read Automation, Trade and Multinational Activity: Micro Evidence from Spain by Katherine Stapleton (World Bank) and Michael Webb (Stanford University) presented at the STEG Annual Conference 2021 ..read more

The Transforming Growth series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this third episode of five, Tim talks to Federico Huneeus (Bank of Chile) and Richard Rogerson (Princeton University) about one of the biggest questions on economic development, what determines the differential pathways of industrialisation that we observe across countries.  Read Heterogeneous Paths of Industrialization by Federico Huneeus (Bank of Chile) and Richard Rogerson (Princeton University) presented at t ..read more

The Transforming Growth series, narrated by Tim Phillips, investigates some of the most important new research in structural transformation, growth and economic development. In this first episode of five, Tim talks to Doug Gollin (CEPR & University of Oxford) & Joe Kaboski (CEPR & University of Notre Dame), the academic leads of the Structural Transformation & Economic Growth (STEG) programme, about what structural transformation is and the need for this programme ..read more