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The Finish Line PodcastBruce Wydick, Author of the Shrewd Samaritan, on the Art of Spiritual Discernment and Meaningful Impact (Ep. 159)Bruce Wydick is an economist, professor, and author of Shrewd Samaritan: Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Global Neighbor. As his faith deepened throughout his college career, Bruce developed an unexpected passion for economic development and the role of the Church. The more he researched, the more he realized a great need for Christian NGOs to be able to measure the impact they’re having on the people they’ve been called to help.
Bruce helped start the Collaborative for Econometrics and Integrated Development Studies (CEIDS), which has grown into a network of more than 100 devel...
2025-10-061h 02
Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCartyEpisode 241: I'm With The Brand (cause marketing), part threeThis episode is part three in an ongoing series about brands and how they influence our identities and drive consumerism.In this episode we will be unpacking and exploring various examples of "cause marketing:"The flaws in the "buy one, give one" model,How brands engineer fundraiser collections to be profitable,The effectiveness of "round up" at checkout campaigns,Why B Corp certification doesn't mean as much as it once did,The real reason companies do fundraisers for charity and causes,And we will do the math to get to what a 1% giveback really means.Additional...
2025-08-211h 52
New Books in Christian StudiesBruce Wydick, "Shrewd Samaritan: Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Global Neighbor" (Thomas Nelson, 2019)How can we each do our part to reduce inequality and help the poor, not just in our own communities but around the world? As a devout Christian, Bruce Wydick views helping the poor as an essential requirement of his faith. But is it enough just to give if it may not even be helping? We all have limited time and resources, so where do we allocate them? As an economist, Professor Wydick has the tools to figure out what works, and what works best. As he explains in Shrewd Samaritan: Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Gl...
2022-03-081h 01
New Books in EconomicsBruce Wydick, "Shrewd Samaritan: Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Global Neighbor" (Thomas Nelson, 2019)How can we each do our part to reduce inequality and help the poor, not just in our own communities but around the world? As a devout Christian, Bruce Wydick views helping the poor as an essential requirement of his faith. But is it enough just to give if it may not even be helping? We all have limited time and resources, so where do we allocate them? As an economist, Professor Wydick has the tools to figure out what works, and what works best. As he explains in Shrewd Samaritan: Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Gl...
2022-03-081h 01
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancRandomistas and Radical Research: Uncovering What Works and What Doesn’t feat. Andrew LeighExperimental research has been a perennial practice in the natural sciences, but social scientists have taken it up in recent decades as well. Randomized trials have been used to design policies aimed at increasing educational attainment, lowering crime rates, enhancing employment rates, and improving living standards among the poor. In his book, Randomistas, Andrew Leigh, an economist turned politician, tells the stories of radical researchers who uncovered what works and what doesn’t using experiments. From finding a cure for scurvy to improving social policies, Andrew talks about how randomistas are changing the world. In this episode, he...
2021-10-1839 min
All ThingsEpisode 67: Haiti and New Orleans: Why Recovering from Disasters is Harder For Some Than OthersWhile natural disasters do not discriminate, recovery efforts are much harder for certain populations than others. The recent earthquake in Haiti, followed immediately by a tropical storm—and with the backdrop of political instability caused by the President’s assassination and increased gang activity—reveal that poverty and disasters feed one another in a cycle of despair that is very difficult to break out of. A similar effect can be seen in New Orleans with Hurricane Ida. On this episode of All Things we look at how poverty makes communities more susceptible to natural disasters and how it prevents vulner...
2021-09-0331 min
Ending Poverty TogetherStaying Compassionate About Povertywith guest Allison Alley, Compassion CanadaIt’s difficult to keep caring. How can we remain compassionate in light of so much hardship?Allison Alley is the President and CEO of Compassion Canada, a global development organization that exists to permanently end childhood poverty in all its forms. In this episode, Allison shares about the unexpected dimensions of poverty, the vulnerability of children, the devastating effects of COVID-19 on children on the margins, and how we can help. Allison challenges us to shine a light, wherever we’re planted, and wake up to the “poverty of the...
2021-03-1537 min
New North ChurchStewarding our Finances to Give and Love our NeighborsDr. Bruce Wydick is the Program Director for of International and Development Economics at University of San Francisco. His work researches and reports on the impact of developmental programs like microfinancing, in-kind donation of children's shoes, wheelchairs for the disabled, and clean wood-burning stoves. Along with his work appearing in dozens of publications, he has a column on global poverty issues in Christianity Today and has published a number of books. His latest book, The Shrewd Samaritan is a helpful tool for all of us to grow in our engagement with global poverty and understand where we are in...
2021-03-0137 min
Faithful EconomyBruce Wydick on Being a Shrewd SamaritanIn this episode, Steven McMullen interviews economist Bruce Wydick about his recent book Shrewd Samaritan: Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving our Global Neighbor (Thomas Nelson, 2019). (https://www.thomasnelson.com/9780785221524/shrewd-samaritan/)
Bruce is a Professor of Economics and the director of the Program in International and Development Economics at the University of San Francisco. He is also affiliated with the Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame, the Center for effective global action at Berkley, and is helping build an institute for poverty and development studies with Westmont College in San Francisco. He is also...
2020-09-3051 min
Home Front with Cynthia DavisShrewd Samaritan – Bruce WydickOn this episode, we interview Bruce Wydick. Bruce is the professor of economics and international studies at the University of San Francisco and a research affiliate at the University of Notre Dame. He recently wrote a book called, “The Shrewd Samaritan”.
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2019-10-2200 min
Home Front with Cynthia DavisShrewd Smaritan - Bruce WydickOn this episode, we interview Bruce Wydick. Bruce is the professor of economics and international studies at the University of San Francisco and a research affiliate at the University of Notre Dame. He recently wrote a book called, "The Shrewd Samaritan".
2019-10-2238 min
BioTech Nation Radio PodcastEpisode 19-37 Shrewd Samaritan in a Connected World
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
USF professor and development economist Bruce Wydick about “Shrewd Samaritan - Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Global Neighbor”. Which poverty intervention programs work, and which don’t?
Then the global health challenge of the bacteria H. Pylori and its role in stomach ulcers and gastric cancer. Gilead Raday, COO of RedHill Biopharma talks about a treatment in their pipeline and a plan on how to avoid creating antibiotic resistance.
2019-09-1358 min
TechNation Health PodcastEpisode 19-37 Shrewd Samaritan in a Connected WorldOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
USF professor and development economist Bruce Wydick about “Shrewd Samaritan - Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Global Neighbor”. Which poverty intervention programs work, and which don’t?
Then the global health challenge of the bacteria H. Pylori and its role in stomach ulcers and gastric cancer. Gilead Raday, COO of RedHill Biopharma talks about a treatment in their pipeline and a plan on how to avoid creating antibiotic resistance.
2019-09-1359 min
The Accord Research Alliance Podcast22. What kinds of interventions are truly effective for human flourishing? Dr. Bruce Wydick, USFHave you ever wondered if Toms Shoes, child sponsorship, or de-worming interventions are really making a difference? Dr. Bruce Wydick,a professor of development economics at the University of San Francisco, shares from a researcher perspective about what kinds interventions are truly effective for holistic human flourishing. Dr. Wydick has a new book being released by Harper Collins in 2019 - The Shrewd Samaritan. His blog is http://www.acrosstwoworlds.net and he regularly writes for the World Bank blog, Christianity Today, and other publications. Dr. Wydick is interviewed by Rodney Green (World Relief). Show notes and links here: https://drive...
2018-11-2746 min
Quick to ListenWhen Good Charity Looks Like Giving Out CashOnce a year, many Christian international anti-poverty nonprofits release Christmas catalogs filled with items they hope you’ll purchase—only the gifts aren’t for anyone you know. Instead, most catalogs sent by groups like World Vision, Heifer International, and Compassion International boast items like livestock and other agricultural products that they’re hoping you’ll buy for those in need overseas. But is the strategy the best model to fight poverty? Why not give cash? “We tend to trust our family members with cash gifts,” said economist Bruce Wydick. “But in the past, at least, we’ve had much less trust fo...
2017-12-2147 min
Gov Innovator PodcastDetermining if your program is having a positive impact (i.e., impact evaluation 101): An interview with David Evans, Senior Economist, The World Bank – Episode #122Is my program or initiative having a positive impact?
It’s a question about which organizational leaders may want hard evidence, either to take stock and help improve program results, or to satisfy their authorizers or funders who may be asking for rigorous evidence of impact. Either way, how can you determine the impact of your program? And which strategies may sound useful but are unlikely to produce accurate answers?
To examine these these questions and get a “101” on impact evaluation, we’re joined by David Evans (@tukopamoja). He is a Senior Economist at the World Bank and...
2016-05-0223 min
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Fiction, LGBTQ+The Taste of Many Mountains by Bruce WydickPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217402to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Taste of Many Mountains
Author: Bruce Wydick
Narrator: Bob Borquez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes
Release date: August 12, 2014
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
The global coffee trade is a collision between the rich world and the poor world. A group of graduate students is about to experience that collision head-on. Angela, Alex, Rich, and Sofi a bring to their summer research project in Guatemala more than their share of grad-school baggage—along with clashing ideas about poverty and globalization. But as they follow the trail of coffee beans fro...
2014-08-128h 35Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalThe Taste of Many Mountains by Bruce WydickPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/217402to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Taste of Many Mountains
Author: Bruce Wydick
Narrator: Bob Borquez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes
Release date: August 12, 2014
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The global coffee trade is a collision between the rich world and the poor world. A group of graduate students is about to experience that collision head-on. Angela, Alex, Rich, and Sofi a bring to their summer research project in Guatemala more than their share of grad-school baggage—along with clashing ideas about poverty and globalization. But as they follow the trail of coffee beans fro...
2014-08-128h 35