Stefan Dercon: how insurance could make humanitarian response faster and cheaper

Stefan Dercon is professor of economic policy at the University of Oxford, and is the former chief economist at the Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK, where he was involved in political discussions about how to shape aid. This episode is a deep dive into the financing model of humanitarian response, and how insurance instruments could change that model, and potentially reshape how we respond to crises.

Displaced is produced by the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. 

Find our show notes here: https://www.rescue.org/displaced

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Stefan Dercon is professor of economic policy at the University of Oxford, and is the former chief economist at the Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK, where he was involved in political discussions about how to shape aid. This episode is a deep dive into the financing model of humanitarian response, and how insurance instruments could change that model, and potentially reshape how we respond to crises.

Displaced is produced by the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. 

Find our show notes here: https://www.rescue.org/displaced

Email us at [email protected]

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