Episode description

Today, we are joined by Oded Galor, Professor of Economics at Brown University, for a conversation on how we can explore and uncover new ways of thinking about the economy, based on his book “The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality”. We discuss inequality from a historical aspect and the roots of human behaviour, the Malthusian trap and how the industrial evolution has impacted humanity and how geography, culture and diversity is a key factor in achieving equality. We also address the costs and benefits of diversity within a society and how we need diversity to generate more growth and complex solutions, why China will be left behind due to a lack of cultural fluidity, the process of measuring diversity, how we can improve going forward and much more.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Intro

04:00 - Introduction to Oded Galor

07:29 - Fundamental insights from Galor’s book

09:49 - From Stagnation to Growth

21:22 - Education and the labour force

30:24 - The impact of longer-term structural...