Episode 22: Benoit Decerf and the trade-off between poverty and longevity

This episode's guest is Benoit Decerf, a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank, presenting his paper named "Attitudes on the trade-off between poverty and longevity". The discussion explores how mortality can be integrated into poverty measurement, the methodology used to estimate people's willingness to trade income for additional years of life, and the implications of these findings for policy and economic modeling. Benoit also shares insights into working at the World Bank compared to academia and provides advice for those interested in research roles at international institutions.

Guest: Benoit Decerf, Senior Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank

Hosts: Fanny Tallgren & Andrea De Palma

Disclaimer: The discussion from this podcast episode reflects Benoit's views, not those of the World Bank.

Timestamps: 

(01:19) Objectives and overview of Benoit's research

(05:54) Methodology for estimating the trade-off between poverty and mortality

(16:56) Key findings and cross-country comparisons

(32:55) Implications of the study and future research

(35:43) Working at the World Bank and tips for young researchers