CAGE Blue Sky Development conference

The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London

CAGE brought together leading economists to discuss the latest cutting edge thinking relating to policy for developing countries. This conference challenged traditional views, stimulated innovative thinking and provided an opportunity for academic researchers, policy makers and practitioners, and journalists to engage in a creative discussion on development policy

The programme included the following presentations:

The Packing Problem and the Behavioural Economics of the Poor
Professor Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard)

Harnessing the potential of natural resource extraction for development
Professor Paul Collier (Oxford)

Charter Cities and Development
Professor Paul Romer (Stanford)

State Capacity and Policymaking
Professor Tim Besley(LSE)

Access interviews and podcasts taken at the event from VoxEu here:

Paul Romer 

Tim Besley

Paul Collier