Claudia Williamson
The Development Research Institute (DRI) is devoted to rigorous, scholarly research on the economic development and growth of poor countries. An independent and non-partisan organization, DRI is led by NYU Professors William Easterly and Yaw Nyarko and is home to a growing team of researchers. DRI seeks to engage the academic world and the wider public about effective solutions to world poverty through a range of activities including our Aid Watch initiative. Read More
Publications
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Exploring the failure of foreign aid: The role of incentives and information
Claudia Williamson -
How the Millenium Goals are Unfair to Africa
William Easterly -
Microfinance Meets the Market
Robert Cull, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Jonathan Modurch
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Recent News
- How To Get Rich Without Knowing HowOn October 6th, Professor William Easterly spoke on this topic as part of the NYU College of Arts and Science Scholars lecture series. Download the powerpoint presentation from the lecture.
- Where Does the Money Go? Data AvailableNow available: data from the paper Where Does the Money Go? Best and Worst Practices in Foreign Aid, by William Easterly and Tobias Pfutze. Published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, Spring 2008.
- A conversation with Dambisa MoyoOn March 26, the Development Research Institute and the John Templeton Foundation hosted a conversation with Dambisa Moyo, author of the new book Dead Aid.
- What Would the Poor Say: Debates in Aid EvaluationOn February 6th, DRI hosted a one-day conference with the leading thinkers in development economics about how to best hold aid agencies accountable for effective solutions to global poverty.
