Ravi Kanbur: Political Dimensions of Data and Statistics

<p class="p1">Ravi Kanbur says statistics are fundamentally political in nature and in import. Kanbur is Professor of Economics at Cornell University and gave the keynote speech at the <a href= "http://www.imf.org/external/np/seminars/eng/2016/statsforum/"><span class="s1"> <em>Fourth IMF Statistical forum</em></span></a> on Statistics for Inclusive Growth, held in November 2016. In this podcast, Kanbur says data doesn’t always reflect reality when it comes to poverty and inequality.</p> <p class="p2">Contributors:</p> <p class="p2">Ravi Kanbur: T. H. Lee Professor of World Affairs and Professor of Economics at Cornell University.</p>