The trouble with you economists! Part 5

More background at http://archive.irri.org/publications/today/Barker.asp

Retired economists Randy Barker and Robert Herdt reminisce about their days at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org ) and reflect on the evolution of research in the social sciences at the Institute.

Dr. Barker was an IRRI agricultural economist and head, Economics Department, 1966-78; acting head, IRRI Social Sciences Division, 2007-08, and Dr. Herdt was IRRI economist, 1973-83, head of Economics Department, 1978-83; later director, agricultural sciences, and vice president, The Rockefeller Foundation.

In this clip, they discuss constraints and consequences research, the CGIAR phase and external reviews, and staying visible.

Full 1-hour and 16-minute dialog is on Blip.tv at http://www.blip.tv/file/3075558

More background at http://archive.irri.org/publications/today/Barker.asp

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