PodcastWomen-led Development Economics from the Ground Up.The International Economic Association’s Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative (IEA-WE) connects women economists worldwide and helps showcase their important empirical research, especially in developing countries. IMF Podcasts has partnered with the IEA-WE to produce a special series featuring the economists behind the invaluable local research that informs policymakers in places often overlooked. Rumana HuquePodcastFixing São Paulo’s Housing Deficit <p>As urbanization continues to grow worldwide, affordable housing is a rare commodity in many cities. São Paulo, South America’s biggest city, has gained over 2 million new residents in the past decade alone. Elizabeth Johnson heads Brazil research at TS Lombard and says the city is now looking to its largely abandoned downtown core to address its housing woes.</p>ELIZABETH JOHNSONPodcastWomen-led Development Economics from the Ground Up<em>Driving Change: Women-Led Development Economics from the Ground Up</em> is an IMF / IEA-WE collaborative podcast series. This episode features Colombian economist Marcela Eslava, whose research looks to fix Latin America’s dysfunctional social security network.MARCELA ESLAVALoad MoreRelated LinksF&D HomepageF&D TopicsF&D AuthorsCountry Focus
