Three reasons , the World Bank's new chief economist, seems like an interesting guy:
1. He invented "," a two-player version of Sudoku.
"I have wasted a lot of time on Sudoku and so developed the game of Dui-doku to help double the wastage of time by drawing two persons at a time into it," he .
2. He thinks paying bribes should be legal.
In certain circumstances, legalizing paying bribes might actually reduce corruption, Basu has argued. We last year.
3. He has a fun, pithy .
"Getting a passport is such soporific work, done with a blank mind, that it rivals meditation. Wish there was a way of doing it once a week."
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We talked to Basu in our podcast, . Here's a list of his . Economix has a on his World Bank appointment
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