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About NYU DRI
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. The organization is affiliated with NYU Africa House and the Center for Technology and Economic Development in Abu Dhabi.
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- Consensus driven, simple, numerical targets were both the strength and the weakness of the MDGs. bit.ly/12pLFML via @guardian 6 hours ago
- "There must be a lot of money laundering, but we're not criminals. We're just making life more convenient." bit.ly/10JChFh @reuters 7 hours ago
- Where is the line between marketing social impact and exploitation? | bit.ly/18QbESo via @Thehumanosphere 3 days ago
- Why the rise in global trade may have less to do with policy and more to do with metal boxes. bit.ly/12GWCKb via @TheEconomist 3 days ago
Bill Easterly Tweets
- The only immigration policy Congress agrees on is to keep admitting fashion models bit.ly/19WIDlX 7 hours ago
- New book identifies this as 1st rock and roll album -- in 1938 bit.ly/11OPD6s 1 day ago
- Warning sign that Lenin was centrally planning toilet time on train back to Russia on.wsj.com/15YHAp7 1 day ago
- Why are they singing pro-Confederacy song "Maryland, my Maryland" at Preakness horse race? 2 days ago
- RT @hangingnoodles: "a self-satirizing plan…pouring in money to a fictional government” nyti.ms/109RU9m @bill_easterly NYT on Mali … 3 days ago
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Debates in Development: The Search for Answers
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