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Every book Jim Yong Kim recommended on podcasts
Jim Yong Kim discussed several influential books during his appearances on Freakonomics Radio, drawing on his background and experiences. He mentioned that he was one of the editors of Dying for Growth, Global Inequality in the Health of the Poor, using the book to explain his earlier criticisms of the approaches international financial institutions took toward global health. In discussions with the hosts, he also praised Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, highlighting how the authors built hypotheses and rigorously examined data. Additionally, he referenced Daniel Kahneman’s work in Thinking, Fast and Slow, noting how Kahneman won his Nobel Prize by examining different ways of thinking and questioning the standard assumptions made by economists.
Books recommended by Jim Yong Kim
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Dying for Growth
Dying for Growth, edited by Jim Yong Kim and others, offers a critical examination of how international financial institutions approach the health issues of impoverished populations globally.
Discussed“I was one of the editors on a book that's entitled Dying for Growth, Global Inequality in the Health of the Poor, and it basically was a critique of the approach that many of the international financial institutions had taken to health.”
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“And partly, and this is what you guys have done so beautifully in both Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics, is you've actually made hypotheses, but then you've looked at the data.”
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Superfreakonomics
SuperFreakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“And partly, and this is what you guys have done so beautifully in both Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics, is you've actually made hypotheses, but then you've looked at the data.”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a seminal book exploring the two systems of thought that drive human decision-making: the fast, intuitive system and the slow, logical system.
Discussed“Daniel Kahneman won his Nobel Prize on looking at different ways of thinking and questioning the assumptions that economists were making in 2002. And so his work predates that by quite a bit.”
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Books Jim Yong Kim wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacking the World Bank (Update) | Freakonomics Radio | 2019-01-12 | 3 |
| 197. Hacking the World Bank | Freakonomics Radio | 2015-02-19 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“And partly, and this is what you guys have done so beautifully in both Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, is you've actually made hypotheses, but then you've looked at the data.”
“And partly, and this is what you guys have done so beautifully in both Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, is you've actually made hypotheses, but then you've looked at the data.”