S3 E2: Culture and Economic Growth with Alberto Bisin from NYU

In this episode, our guest is Alberto Bisin, a Professor of Economics at NYU. We talked about his personal academic journey, the economics culture at the University of Chicago, culture for economic growth, evolution in economics, and more!Host: Ruveyda Gozen (Cardiff Business School and CEP LSE)Producers: Ruveyda Gozen (Cardiff Business School and LSE) and John Van Reenen (LSE) 01:50 Evolution of Economics05:16 Experiences at the University of Chicago13:50 The Role of Culture in Economic Growth21:06 Let's Think of a Hypothetical County?25:45 The Long Divergence between the West and Middle East42:48 Cheezy Questions & Never Have I Ever!