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You should also watch another clip by Wantchekon at this conference about the "Real Costs of Funerals in Benin."
Boing Boing 2009
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Wantchekon documents all of this in a research paper he co-authored with Nathan Nunn.
Boing Boing 2009
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According to Wantchekon, some 30% of the monthly income of many middle-class families in Benin is spent on funerals!
Boing Boing 2009
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On an NYU aid and development studies blog, this video of NYU Professor Leonard Wantchekon talking about a cultural challenge to development in the country where he grew up, Benin.
Boing Boing 2009
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So, in this clip from "What Would the Poor Say: Debates in Aid Evaluation," a recent conference held by NYU's Development Research Institute, Wantchekon talks about the lack of interpersonal trust within a community as a major challenge to economic development.
Boing Boing 2009
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