Forward Thinking on people on the move and the technological progress and productivity they bring with Dany Bahar

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 See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information