Co-host Janet Bush talks with economist Dany Bahar. He is an associate professor of practice of international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute and a senior fellow of the Growth Lab at the Harvard Center for International Development. He’s also a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Center for Global Development. Two themes stand out in his work: the diffusion of technology and knowledge, and migration. In this podcast, Bahar covers topics including the following:
Why some countries are rich and some are poor
The role of people on the move in spreading knowledge and raising productivity
The opportunity of Ukraine’s refugee diaspora
How companies can reap rewards by integrating migrants

<p>Co-host Janet Bush talks with economist Dany Bahar. He is an associate professor of practice of international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute and a senior fellow of the Growth Lab at the Harvard Center for International Development. He’s also a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Center for Global Development. Two themes stand out in his work: the diffusion of technology and knowledge, and migration. In this podcast, Bahar covers topics including the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Why some countries are rich and some are poor</li>
<li>The role of people on the move in spreading knowledge and raising productivity</li>
<li>The opportunity of Ukraine’s refugee diaspora</li>
<li>How companies can reap rewards by integrating migrants</li>
</ul>

Forward Thinking examines groundbreaking ways in which the world is evolving and how people and organizations can respond to changing demands and technologies. In each episode theorists, innovators, and business leaders discuss global trends—technology, artificial intelligence, globalization, urbanization, climate change, and more—with hosts Michael Chui and Janet Bush of the McKinsey Global Institute.

Thought leaders in business, economics, and technology discuss major global trends shaping our lives—from AI to urbanization—with the McKinsey Global Institute.

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On the Forward Thinking podcast, economist Dany Bahar talks about why migration could be the key why some countries are rich and some are poor.

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