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中小學的數學老師在上課時，最容易碰到來自學生的質疑就是：「我們學了一堆這種數學，到底可以拿來幹嘛？」這時候老師經常要抬出各種大義名分，生活中有太多地方會用到數學了，別的不說，平常買東西的時候就經常要用到。
不過真的是這樣嗎？最近麻省理工學院的一項研究顯示，要把課堂上學到的數學用在生活中，還真不是那麼直接的事。
這項研究以印度的孩童為對象，比較了「在學校中學習」、以及「在市場工作」的孩童數學能力，發現兩者的數學能力有巨大的差異，而且他們的數學技能幾乎無法互相轉移。
在市場工作的兒童能夠閃電般的算出交易的金額，但是面對學校的數學題時無能為力；而學校的學生能精確地解出標準化的數學問題，站在收銀台前面卻錯誤百出。
研究團隊招募了 1,400 名市場工作的兒童以及 471 名學校學生，並讓他們分別解決兩種不同類型的數學問題。
第一種是「模擬市場交易」問題，例如：馬鈴薯與洋蔥單價分別是每公斤20與15盧比，購買800g馬鈴薯與1.4kg洋蔥要多少錢
？客戶用200 盧比鈔票付帳時，應該找回多少錢？
這類問題模擬市場交易的情境，測試兒童如何應對現實中的金錢計算。
第二種則是「教科書式數學」問題，例如三位數除以一位數的除法，或是兩位數的減法計算，完全依照學校的標準測試模式來設計，以測試學生的計算能力。
研究結果顯示，市場工作的兒童在市場交易的計算測試中表現極為優異，正確率超過 90%。
這些兒童能夠迅速且準確地計算總額與找零，並且主要使用「直覺性的心算策略」，例如將複雜的計算拆解為較簡單的步驟。
例如，當他們遇到 19 乘以 7 時，他們可能會先計算 20 乘以 7，再減去 7，如此一來能夠更快得到答案（這種方法老師在課堂上都有教，但是學生後來通常都不會用）。
他們也會使用近似計算，例如將 49 盧比視為 50 盧比來進行概算，然後再修正誤差，以此減少心算的負擔（我們每年都有家長抗議「概算」這個單元的題目）。
這些策略讓市場兒童在交易時能夠迅速反應，且不需紙筆輔助，就能完成日常交易的計算任務。
然而，當這些市場兒童面對學校標準的數學測試時，情況卻截然不同。
雖然就數學計算的內容而言，本質上跟市場上算的東西差不多，但是他們此時的正確率驟降至 32%。
這是因為學校的數學題目與市場的計算的「情境」完全不同，市場兒童習慣於基於實際應用來計算，而非根據學校教授的標準化演算法來解題。
因此，當問題沒有市場的情境與脈絡時，他們就不會啟動熟悉而有效的計算策略。
另一方面，學校學生在標準數學測試中表現優異，能夠準確運用筆算與固定演算法來解決問題。
然而，當這些學生被要求進行市場交易模擬時，他們的表現卻極為糟糕，在部分測試中，正確率甚至僅有1%！
這樣做生意會賠死吧！
學校學生的數學學習依賴固定的計算步驟，這些步驟在面對動態且多變的市場環境時，顯得僵硬而不靈活，甚至在學校裡，用那種「先靠直覺抓個大概，第二階段再把精確性補回來」的算法可能還會被老師罵咧。
學校的學生習慣逐步計算、確保每一步的精確性，卻缺乏市場兒童那種靈活應變的能力。
因此，當問題無法直接對應教科書上的標準解法時，他們便顯得無所適從。
這項研究結果顯示，數學能力的學習與「情境脈絡」高度相關，學校上課時的情境，導致所教授的數學知識很難自然地轉移到現實應用的情境，而市場中的計算技巧也無法適應教科書的題型。
不過即使是在「市場交易」的情境下，若逐步把交易問題變得更複雜，市場中的孩子的表現會開始下降，可能是因為直覺式的算法已經難以處理太複雜的問題；使用標準化解法的學生則會迎頭趕上。
目前的數學教育現場，經常還是照著教科書進行標準化的解題方法，並且強調筆算的精確度，將數學學習限制在固定的演算法與計算步驟內。
學生如果使用教科書外的方法解題，可能會受到老師的質疑，甚至被要求改回「標準解法」。
這種過度標準化的教育方式，可能限制了學生在現實世界中的應用能力，使他們難以靈活應對實際情境中的數學問題。
這項研究突顯了一個關鍵問題：如何讓學校數學教育更加貼近現實，並提升學生的數學遷移能力？
本文作者班納吉（Abhijit V. Banerjee，他是2019年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主，沒有在駕駛獨角獸鋼彈…）認為，學校應該改變「只有一種正確解法」的教學方式，而是幫助學生培養估算能力，理解數學問題的本質，而非單純依賴固定算法。
「我們不應該責怪老師，因為這不是他們的錯。」另一位作者Esther Duflo補充，「教師被要求嚴格遵守課綱與固定的教學方法。」
在教學現場中引入更多的應用情境，而非只有「坐在座位上以標準的算法進行紙筆計算」，讓學生習慣於在不同的情境與脈絡下切換思考與計算的模式，是一個可能的改善方式，當然這又面臨教學時數與所需資源的拉扯，所以教育真的是很難……
這個研究，發表於2025/02/06的「Nature」期刊。
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社會必思酌 Social Bistro51. 【必思酌讀書會】《窮人的經濟學》— 諾貝爾經濟學獎得主帶你透視貧窮的本質什麼是貧窮？全世界有上億人口生活在貧窮線以下，他們每日的生活可用支出低於0.99美金、他們在生存邊緣掙扎。即使有不同的世界組織的協助，大多數的窮人仍無法脫離貧窮的循環。他們到底為什麼貧窮、為什麼無法從貧窮深淵裡脫離？難道經濟補助、醫療援助並無法改善世界貧窮問題嗎？
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作者也指出現代援助貧窮的政策和援助的失敗，多源於決策者、專家們對於窮人家庭生活缺乏根本的理解。這集讓我們一起透過諾貝爾經濟學獎得主的視角，重新理解貧窮的本質，以及我們可以如何對抗全球的貧窮問題。
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Dies ist eine Folge der etwas anderen Art: Statt wie gewohnt über ein Buch untereinander zu sprechen und anschließend mit einem Experten zu diskutieren, haben Tim und Sophia diesmal mit Michael Scholl, Geschäftsführer der Union Stiftung, über seine politischen Lieblingsbücher diskutiert.
Die Buchtipps von Michael:
Esther Duflo, Abhijit V. Banerjee: Gute Ökonomie für harte Zeiten
Gerd Bucerius, Der Adenauer
Hermann Otto Bolesch, Typisch Scheel
Ihr wollt mehr Politik auf den Punkt gebracht?
Hört euch auch diese Folgen an:
Pressearbeit | Ute Kirch
[Spotify]https://open.spotify.com/episode/4l2YSqdnbT...2022-08-2820 min
Politik auf den Punkt gebracht.Diese Bücher solltest Du gelesen haben | Tim Edeling, Sophia Kohl und Michael Scholl
Über die Buchtipps von Michael sprechen Sophia und Tim in dieser Crossfolge. Beide sind Gastgeber des Podcasts Politische Seiten. Hört gerne in die Folgen von Sophias und Tims Podcast rein.
Die Buchtipps von Michael:
Esther Duflo, Abhijit V. Banerjee: Gute Ökonomie für harte Zeiten
Gerd Bucerius, Der Adenauer
Hermann Otto Bolesch, Typisch Scheel
Ihr wollt mehr Politik auf den Punkt gebracht?
Hört euch auch diese Folgen an:
Pressearbeit | Ute Kirch
[Spotify]https://open.spotify.com/episode/4l2YSqdnbTwI6e4xZvPyLc?si=-Epl9D8dT0ugC7eG7yE8_g
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The Coffee House ExperienceEp#5 | Bangla Podcast | Discussion | Operation Barga in West Bengal (1978)Pratyay and Srinjoy discussed Operation Barga of 1978, pertinent policies, background and aftermath. A few relevant resources follow: Srinjoy’s article “An eclectic demystification of Operation Barga” http://plpr-association.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2015_PLPR_SARC_Ganguly.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0kr7yXhRDRneQKiMCzAQFE7QmUDqk0eNl4NKaTHdUUYZKe2MXLjiL6ZUg Article by Bipab Dasgupta “Sharecropping in West Bengal-From Independence to Operation Barga” : https://www.epw.in/journal/1984/26/review-agriculture-review-issues-specials/sharecropping-west-bengal-independence Agricultural reform and productivity: some important lessons to be learnt from West Bengal's "Operation Barga". By Raychaudhuri and Sen https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20006779762 West Bengal Land Reform Act...2022-07-2647 min
About Sustainability…SDG1: No PovertyWhat’s in an SDG?In an effort to more deeply understand the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), over the next few months, the About Sustainability… podcast will zoom in on each of them in turn. We will invite experts to join us and parse out more about an individual goal, where we are in terms of achieving it, and the challenges it presents. We will also discuss how each goal, including those that are not environmentally oriented, is linked to environmental sustainability.In the first of these SDG-focused episodes, André and Erin spoke to Atsushi Watab...2022-07-261h 02
Jaipur BytesCooking to Save Your Life: Abhijit V Banerjee and Cheyenne Olivier with Devapriya RoyThis episode is a live session from Jaipur Lit Fest 2022. Cooking to Save Your Life: Abhijit V Banerjee and Cheyenne Olivier in conversation with Devapriya Roy.2022-06-3027 minPolitik auf den Punkt gebracht.Geschichte und Zukunft unserer Rente | Bert Rürup
Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Bert Rürup ist Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Chefökonom des Handelsblatts. Seine ersten Berührungspunkte mit der aktiven Politik hatte er noch unter Alt-Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt, für den er gearbeitet hat. Später war er Wirtschaftsweiser und Vorsitzender der berühmten "Rürup-Kommission", die sich um die Reform des deutschen Rentensystems kümmerte.
Im Gespräch mit Michael hat Bert Rürup über seinen Werdegang gesprochen, über die Geschichte und den Wandel unseres Rentensystems sowie einen Ausblick gegeben, wie sich dieses System zukünftig wandeln könnte.
Wie immer hat Michael seinen Gast na...2022-06-0529 min
Express ConversationsEp 30: Abhijit Banerjee and Esther DufloIn this episode, Nobel Prize Winners and professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo speak about the explosion of inequality, fostering trust in economists, and the impact automation will have on the economy among other pressing topics.2022-04-281h 49
The Sham Sharma ShowMore Horrors In Mamta Banerjee's Bengal | UCC | Gita In SchoolsSham, Kushal and Abhijit discuss the recent horrific violence in Mamta Banerjee's West Bengal, this time in Birbhum. This, is yet another in a long line of political violence in Mamta's Bengal. Plus, a discussion of Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand and the prospect of Gita in Schools. Send One time payments through PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MPQE3QEK6TQFS Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM2qwOfZosAf55s66FsGbQ/join Support The World Nimbu Order On Patreon https...2022-03-251h 10
Minds Behind MapsEp 17 - Jacopo Margutti - Red Cross, Humanitarian Data Science & Moving from Physical to Digital AidJacopo Margutti is a Data Scientist at 510, the Data branch of the Netherlands Red Cross which uses remote sensing, ground measured data and insights from social media to understand & react to humanitarian crisis. During this conversation, we touch on the the work the Red Cross does around impact forecasting of typhoons, how they have helped covid vaccine distribution, but also how to work on a tight budget to provide the maximum amount of help. Jacopo talks about the desire to move towards digital aid - sending money digitally - over physical goods and what the undesired consequences of humanitarian...2022-03-151h 16![Conversaciones [CON IMPACTO]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_episode400/18550254/18550254-1642690682228-6fced44b6c492.jpg)
Conversaciones [CON IMPACTO]07 | DESARROLLANDO ECOSISTEMAS DE IMPACTO EN CENTROAMÉRICA con ANDREA MAZARIEGOS de SWISSCONTACT"En el festejo de mi cumpleaños número 28, una llamada laboral definió el rumbo de mi vida, descubrí que mi aporte es crear un puente entre las startups y el ecosistema de soporte.”
“Para crear un mejor ecosistema de emprendimiento e innovación en Latinoamérica, no deberíamos construir otro Silicon Valley, sino encontrar la identidad y las fortalezas de las realidades de nuestros países.”
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En el séptimo episodio de CONVERSACIONES [CON IMPACTO], un podcast de IMPACTLATAM, conversamos con Andrea Mazariegos Coordinadora de Action Research Project para Swisscontact (G...2022-02-0640 min
Inside 4booksUna buona economia per tempi difficili - Fare il punto sui problemi socio-economiciImmigrazione, disuguaglianza, rallentamento della crescita, accelerazione tecnologica e cambiamento climatico sono tra i maggiori problemi socio-economici attuali. In questo libro gli economisti premio Nobel Abhijit V. Banerjee ed Esther Duflo fanno il punto della situazione e mettono in luce le possibili soluzioni, evidenziando il ruolo di una buona economia, ma anche la necessità di un interventismo politico intelligente e di una società costruita sulla compassione e sul rispetto.
L'audio è una parte del contenuto 4books che puoi ascoltare per intero sulla nostra app iOS o Android. Puoi ascoltare i concetti essenziali di "Una buona economia per tempi difficili" qui...2022-01-1206 min
Radio Finely Chopped by Kalyan KarmakarWhy Nobel Laureate Abhjit Banerjee recommends cooking the kabuli pullao from his new cook-book in Gabbar's denFolks far more accomplished and adept than me have written about the exemplary work of Professor Abhijeet Banerjee. I won't make any attempts to do so. I know my limits.
In 2019 Banerjee was the co- winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics. #nuff said as the kids say these days.
What you might not know, is that Abhijit da (this is what I settled on after I asked him 'should I call you Mr Banerjee, Abhijit or Abhijit da') has been cooking since the age of 15. Primarily because his mother, Nirmala Banerjee (nee Patnakar), was...2021-11-1550 min
Books, Economics and Philosophy by Dreamer's JotterPoor Economics | Book ReviewA review of the book "Poor Economics : A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty" written by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, both professors of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
This episode is an audio version of the blog post available at https://dreamersjotter.com/2020/08/23/poor-economics-review/2021-10-2404 min
Conversations With ColemanEconomics 102 with Prof Abhijit Banerjee [S2 Ep.31]My guest today is Professor Abhijit Banerjee. Professor Banerjee is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, an econ professor at MIT, and a co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Banerjee and I discussed the difference between empirical work and theoretical work in economics. We talk about Banerjee's Nobel Prize-winning research on alleviating global poverty. We talk about whether immigrants drive down wages for native workers, the role of financial incentives and driving human behavior. We speak about welfare, the effect of globalism on American industries like manufacturing, and the social consequences of having whole industries die ou...2021-10-0158 minConversations With ColemanEconomics 102 with Prof Abhijit Banerjee [S2 Ep.31]My guest today is Professor Abhijit Banerjee. Professor Banerjee is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, an econ professor at MIT, and a co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Banerjee and I discussed the difference between empirical work and theoretical work in economics. We talk about Banerjee's Nobel Prize-winning research on alleviating global poverty. We talk about whether immigrants drive down wages for native workers, the role of financial incentives and driving human behavior. We speak about welfare, the effect of globalism on American industries like manufacturing, and the social consequences of having whole industries die ou...2021-10-0158 min
The CurrentAbhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo: COVID-19, global debt & zombie economicsMIT Professors and winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo discuss the implications of COVID-19 globally, the decline in trust of governments, unsustainable debts, and their book, GOOD ECONOMICS FOR HARD TIMES - out now in trade paperback via PublicAffairs. Learn more about the episode: https://bit.ly/3yrJWLv Learn more about the book: https://bit.ly/3ymblie Sign up for The Current newsletter to stay up to date with all new episodes and exclusive content from your favorite authors: https://bit.ly/2QdbG6r Subsc...2021-08-2736 min
The Book PileGood Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther DufloSometimes after slogging through some technical, academic books like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, we like to kick back with a real thriller like Good Economics for Hard Times. We both really liked it, except Kellen. Plus, Dave has a great idea for a factory and Kellen isn’t scared of robots, so you know they’re gonna kill him first.*To buy the book, Good Economics for Hard Times, or listen to it free on Audible AND support the podcast, click here!https://amzn.to/47cavaa*TheB...2021-08-1627 min
Resources RadioExperiments in Sustainable Development, with Kelsey JackIn this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Kelsey Jack, associate professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara; director of the Poverty Alleviation Group at UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Market Solutions Lab; and codirector of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Poverty Action Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jack works at the intersection of environmental economics and international development, studying how environmental issues shape economic development—and vice versa—in developing nations. She discusses some of the experiments she’s done on electricity payments and ecosystem service provision in different parts of the world, and...2021-06-0634 min
Tête-à-tête avec la science02 - Dr Olivier Drouin, sciences comportementales et systèmes de santéDans cet épisode, je reçois Dr Olivier Drouin, pédiatre et chercheur au CHU Sainte-Justine.
Dans cette discussion, nous abordons la réalité du double rôle de clinicien et chercheur, les projets de recherche actuels de Dr Drouin en lien avec la COVID-19, le domaine des sciences comportementales et bien plus !
Pour suivre Dr Drouin :
Twitter : https://twitter.com/olivierdrouinmd?lang=fr
Les quatre livres nommés par Dr Drouin à la fin de l'épisode :
Thinking, Fast and Slow par Daniel Kahneman
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fi...2021-04-221h 46
Pb Living - A daily book reviewA Book Review - Poor Economics Book by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther DufloWhy would a man in Morocco who doesn’t have enough to eat buy a television?Why is it so hard for children in poor areas to learn even when they attend school?Why do the poorest people in the Indian state of Maharashtra spend 7 percent of their food budget on sugar?Does having lots of children actually make you poorer?For more than fifteen years Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo have worked with the poor in dozens of countries spanning five continents, trying to understand the specific problems that co...2021-02-2308 min
Hindustan Times Leadership Summit Highlights59: #HTLS2020 | 'Need a demand bounce’: Abhijit Banerjee on Indian economyAbhijit Banerjee, Nobel laureate and eminent economist, spoke on India’s economy this year and the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on Day 7 of the HindustanTimes Leadership Summit 2020, Banerjee said the bounce has been slow. “We're going to end the year at 10% short of what we were,” Banerjee said. He added that one of the reason would be due to a massive demand shock, investment is very slow. Tune in for more.
2021-02-0407 minHindustan Times Leadership Summit Highlights57: #HTLS2020 | ‘India’s urban housing policy is disastrous’: Abhijit BanerjeeAbhijit Banerjee, Nobel laureate and eminent economist, spoke on the migrant crisis in India during the early days of lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on Day 7 of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2020, Banerjee said we live in a world where no survey tells us about the number of migrants. “We have never really confronted the magnitude of the integration of the Indian economy that has happened,” Banerjee added. The Nobel laureate said India’s urban housing policy is disastrous. Tune in for for more.
2021-02-0305 minHindustan Times Leadership Summit Highlights55: #HTLS2020 | India Budget 2021: Nobel winner Abhijit Banerjee's 'achhe din' adviceAbhijit Banerjee, Nobel laureate and eminent economist, revealed what he would like to see in India's Union Budget, set to be presented in February 2021 amid the devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on Day 7 of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2020, Banerjee said that the government must make announcements with high visibility, like infrastructure projects. The Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts of Technology said that measures like bank bail-outs, although important, fail to 'excite' people. Tune in for more.
2021-02-0302 minHindustan Times Leadership Summit Highlights54: #HTLS2020 | Farmer protest: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee decodes situationAbhijit Banerjee, Nobel laureate and eminent economist, commented on the ongoing farmer protests in India. Speaking at the 18th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Banerjee blamed lack of trust between farmers and the government for the current situation. The Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology explained that farmers were acting out of suspicion of the government's motives. Tune in to know more.
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InequaliTalksEpisode 11: Can We Do Something about Tax Evasion? -- with Juliana Londoño-VélezProgressive wealth taxes may be difficult to enforce if wealthy individuals underreport their wealth, but disclosure incentives and greater enforcement can improve tax collection.
Juliana Londoño-Vélez presents her work with Javier Avila-Mahecha which uses rich administrative data from Colombia and leverages a government-designed program for voluntary disclosures of hidden wealth, as well as the threat of detection triggered by the Panama Papers leak.
Paper:
"Enforcing Wealth Taxes in the Developing World: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Colombia" by Juliana Londoño-Vélez & Javier Ávila-Mahecha
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aeri.20200319&from=f
Rec...2021-01-2024 min
SochBicharBreaking Out of Poverty Trap, Nobel Laureate Prof. Abhijeet BanerjeeTuesday, January 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM (PST)
Moderator: Dr. Nadeem ul Haque, VC PIDE
Speaker: Prof. Abhijit V. Banerjee
About Speaker:
Professor Banerjee is the recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, awarded jointly with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." Banerjee is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CEPR research fellow, International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow o...2021-01-1357 min
OwlEpisode 2 - Good Economics For Hard Times by Abhijit V Banerjee and Esther DufloIn this episode, I review a book titled "Good Economics For Hard Times" by Abhijit V Banerjee and Esther Duflo. Your feedback is welcomed on owlpodcastmail@gmail.com . Thank you for listening and stay tuned for many more to come.2020-12-2314 min
Grattan InstituteSummer Reading List for the Prime Minister - Event RecordingListen to CEO Danielle Wood, in discussion with renowned journalist and broadcaster Geraldine Doogue, as we reveal our top six thought-provoking, diverse, and relevant books and articles from 2020. It’s been an extraordinary year, and these are extraordinary reads – not only for the Prime Minister, but for all Australians interested in public policy.
Featuring an introduction by CEO of State Library Victoria, Kate Torney, and interviews with four of the featured authors, Alex Miller, Clare Wright, Evelyn Araluen, and Marian Wilkinson.
Grattan’s 2020 list is:
The Carbon Club, Marian Wilkinson, Allen & Unwin
Fire Front: First Nations poetry and power today, edited...2020-12-201h 18Resources RadioCan the Magic Glue of Cement Turn Green?, with Mahmoud TahaThis week, host Daniel Raimi talks with Mahmoud Taha, a professor and chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico. Taha is an expert on many things related to materials science; in this episode, he talks about cement, which he calls the “magic glue” of construction. Taha and Raimi discuss the greenhouse gas footprint of cement, options for reducing that footprint, how the use of new materials might affect the cost and performance of cement, and government policies that can help spur innovation and speed deployment.
References and recommendations:
“Good Economics for Hard Times” by Abhijit...2020-11-2933 min
Libros y DineroE2. BUENA ECONOMÍA PARA TIEMPOS DIFÍCILES de Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther DufloDos de los economistas más importantes de la actualidad, nos dan mejores respuestas a problemas comunes.
1. ¿Es el fin del crecimiento económico?
2. ¿Qué tienen en común los países desarrollados?
3. ¿Cómo afectan tu vida los ultra ricos, los robots y el calentamiento global?
Después de leer este libro cambió mi perspectiva de muchas cosas del mundo, crecimiento económico NO SIEMPRE se relaciona con bienestar individual.
Si hay crecimiento económico, siempre habrá ganadores y perdedores.
Entonces, si la mayoría nos beneficiamos de este crecimiento, debemos de ser más empáticos y generar políticas pública...2020-11-1630 min
Spedup Conversation With TylerAbhijit Banerjee on Theory, Practice, and Indias<div> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Want to support future conversations? Visit <a href= "https://conversationswithtyler.com/donate/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=cwt&utm_campaign=eoy19&utm_content=banerjee" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">conversationswithtyler.com/donate</a>.</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Long before Abhijit Banerjee won the 2019</span> <span data-contrast="auto">economics</span> <span data-contrast="auto">Nobel with Michael Kremer and</span> <span data-contrast="...2020-10-221h 02
Libros y DineroBUENA ECONOMÍA PARA TIEMPOS DIFÍCILES de Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo¡¡¡SONIDO 3D BINAURAL!!!
Vive la experiencia usando audífonos y cerrando los ojos. Es una locura para tus sentidos.
"GOOD ECONOMICS FOR HARD TIMES" es el libro que necesitas conocer en esta época de extrema polarización y desinformación. El mundo necesita más conocimiento factual y menos desinformación.
Los autores buscan una reconciliación entre la economía y la opinión individual.
3 ideas que expandirán tu mundo:
1. TRUMP dice que los migrantes son malos para la economía... ¿Cómo podrías debatir esa idea?
2. El comercio internacional no convierte a todos en ganadores; aquí te decimos cómo be...2020-10-2020 min
Extremo CentroExtremo Centro La ley de la calle con Jacobson y MaikConversación con Jacobson y Maik sobre Pedro Vallín, Juliana, Memoria Histórica, Largo Caballero, las placas y los nombres de calles.
Con @aparachiqui y @jorgesmiguel
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Wir Shaffen Das (Podemos hacerlo) - Merkel
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Contención del flujo migratorio Turquía
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Buena economía para tiempos difíciles - Abhijit V...2020-10-171h 37
Die Stunde Null – Der Wirtschaftspodcast von Capital und n-tvEsther Duflo und Abhijit Banerjee, Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträger: „Im Moment ist es eine Katastrophe”Es sah in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten so aus, als sei ein großes Problem der Menschheit um einiges kleiner geworden: Der Kampf gegen die extreme Armut war in vielen Ländern erfolgreich, die Zahl jener, zu wenig zum Leben hatten, ging stetig zurück. Die Pandemie aber hat diesen Prozess jäh gestoppt: Gerade ärmere Länder leiden unter dem Einbruch von Nachfrage, Handel und Produktion und können sich Hilfsprogramme wie in den Industriestaaten nicht leisten. Esther Duflo und Abhijit Banerjee, Träger des Nobel-Gedächtnispreises für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, beschäftigen sich seit langem mit den Entwicklungsländern. Im Podcast D...2020-10-1621 min
The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation PodcastHow Social Enterprises Can Scale Impact Through Corporate Partnerships with Mark Horoszowski, CEO & Co-Founder of MovingWorldsResources & Links: ⭐️Download Your Episode Companion 📄Full Show Notes & Episode Bonuses 🌍Better World Weekly Newsletter 🎬Subscribe on YouTube 📈Get Help Growing Your Purpose-Driven Business In episode 101, we chat with Mark Horoszowski, CEO & Co-Founder of MovingWorlds. Originally an organization seeking to shift the perspective and priorities of professionals interested in volunteering while on a luxury vacation, MovingWorlds is now a social enterprise that helps businesses scale social impact and sustainability initiatives through engaging individual employees. In our chat with Tom, we dive into: Scaling social enterprises throu...2020-07-2341 min
BS in LifeCancel Culture, Echo Chambers, and Biggest FailuresWelcome to the BS in Life Podcast! This week on the pod Jon and Allie their thoughts on cancel culture, go over some interesting insight about herd behavior, informational cascades, and the echo chamber of Instagram.Instagram:@bsinlifepod@jon_dick@alliemeeganResources:Good Economics For Hard Times -Abhijit V. BanerjeeMusic provided by Patrick Sohacki, you can follow him on Instagram @PinkWolphSee you next week!2020-07-0954 min
Les mondes rêvés de Georges#68 – Esther Duflo : l’horreur économique (Partie 1)Contexte :
Cette émission est la première d’une série de plusieurs émissions consacrées à l’ouvrage de Abhijit V. Banerjee et Esther Duflo, Repenser la pauvreté, paru chez Seuil en 2011.
Cet ouvrage est la quintessence de l’horreur économiste, en provenance d’universitaires de MIT, mais aussi au Collège de France et par dessus le marché prix Nobel d’économie en 2019.
L’ouvrage n’a rien à envier aux pires brûlots réactionnaires contre les pauvres. Et pourtant, ils ont l’apparence d’être écrits par des progressistes ayant pour ambition apparence de lutter contr...2020-07-0100 min
LSE PodcastsGood Economics for Hard Times [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Abhijit Banerjee, Professor Esther Duflo | Can economics be harnessed for the common good? Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s latest book Good Economics for Hard Times, which they will discuss in this talk, makes the case for how economics can help us solve the toughest problems in some of the poorest places in the world. Based on a body of work that was awarded the Nobel in economics sciences, the book offers hope and practical solutions for a world without poverty. Abhijit Banerjee is the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In...2020-06-1755 min
Jaipur Literature Festival with Brave New WorldPoor Economics: The Human Toll : Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo in conversationNobel Laureates & co-awardees Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo speak of the human toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world economy. Be a part of this insightful session where they discuss strategies to fight back the catastrophe, only on #JLFBraveNewWorld!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-06-0959 min
Business IndiaUnsure whether India gains if businesses shift from China: Abhijit BanerjeeUnsure whether India gains if businesses shift from China: Abhijit Banerjee2020-05-1203 min
Call a FriendCAF feat. Avik BanerjeeA health care professional currently in the UK, Working as a Critical Key Worker for the UK Govt and fighting the Pandemic. A friend a guide a philosopher who is always a call away
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The Bookshelf: Business & Self-ImprovementGood Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems by Abhijit V. Banerjee
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Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it.
Immigration and inequality, globalization and technological disruption, slowing growth and accelerating climate change--these are sources of great anxiety across the world, from New Delhi and Dakar to Paris and Washington, DC. The resources to address these challenges are there--what we lack are ideas that will help us jump th...2020-04-102h 04
Opinion Has ItWhat Do Mainstream Economists Get Wrong About Poverty And Growth? | Abhijit BanerjeeBy focusing on practical solutions to small questions, Abhijit Banerjee helped revolutionize development economics. Now, he’s turning his focus to rehabilitating the battered reputations of economists themselves.Abhijit Banerjee is the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT. In 2003, he co-founded J-PAL, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. He is the author of several books, most recently, Good Economics for Hard Times, co-written with Esther Duflo. In 2019, he, along with Duflo and Michael Kremer, won the Nobel Prize in Economics. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-02-1821 min
Jaipur BytesPoor Economics: Abhijit V. Banerjee in conversation with Sreenivasan JainAbhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences 2019 for ‘their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty’ by breaking down a complex problem into ‘smaller, more manageable questions’. Abhijit Banerjee returns to the Jaipur Literature Festival to speak of his RCT research-based approach to development economics. In conversation with journalist Sreenivasan Jain, he explains the need to understand and measure what happens in the real world to alleviate poverty and the necessity of making the poor and their decision-making central to the process. An inspirational session of insights and learnings vital to understa...2020-01-2740 min
Conversations with TylerAbhijit Banerjee on Theory, Practice, and IndiaWant to support future conversations? Visit conversationswithtyler.com/donate. Long before Abhijit Banerjee won the 2019 economics Nobel with Michael Kremer and Esther Duflo, he was a fellow graduate student at Harvard with Tyler. For Tyler, Abhijit is one of the brightest economic minds he’s ever met, and “a brilliant theorist who decided the future was with empirical work.” But according to Abhijit, theory and practice go hand in hand: the real benefit of a randomized control trial isn’t getting unbiased estimates, he says, but in testing hypotheses borne out of theory. Abhijit joined Tyler to discu...2019-12-301h 02