{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Economics of Social Movements: Tim Besley","description":"How do people\u2019s values evolve? What drives policy? Tim Besley, of the London School of Economics, has explored these questions focusing on the model of environmentalism. Using the tools of economics, he studies the cultural dynamics that drive social change. Annual Reviews Editor-in-Chief Richard Gallaher interviewed Dr. Besley, who is currently the President of the Econometric Society and an Editorial Committee Member of the Annual Review of Economics. Read the full transcript here:  https:\/\/www.annualreviews.org\/shot-of-science\/multimedia\/economics-of-social-movements Find his profile here: http:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/economics\/people\/faculty\/tim-besley ","author_name":"Shot of Science","author_url":"https:\/\/www.annualreviews.org\/shot-of-science\/multimedia","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13802072\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/68758259"}