You can tell I just discovered the tumblr web site I Love Charts
So glad to discover this more accessible description of the principal-agent problem afflicting aid (and domestic bureaucracy as well).
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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Aid Watch Tweets
- The Great Canadian Sperm Shortage bit.ly/11Xi13I via @margrev 41 minutes ago
- Why the World Bank should fly coach bit.ly/16saXNm via @washingtonpost @cblatts 1 hour ago
- RIP, American Dream? Why It's So Hard For the Poor to Get Ahead Today bit.ly/16FwxOE via @gregggonsalves @theatlantic 1 hour ago
- "The reality is, Africa is being ripped off big time" bit.ly/16Fwu5e via @GdnDevelopment 1 hour ago
Bill Easterly Tweets
- Great pie chart on the usefulness of pie charts bit.ly/1bOTJu5 22 hours ago
- Boston parking spots sell for $560,000. Come to Ohio, we have acres of parking for $0.00 nyti.ms/11CPdcu 3 days ago
- Greg Mankiw defends the One Percent bit.ly/11PhbFW 3 days ago
- The value of city living: Two Boston parking spots sell for $560,000 nyti.ms/11CPdcu 3 days ago
- Congress sinks to new low, now less popular than Windows 8 bit.ly/13GBGVx 3 days ago
DRI in the News
Debates in Development: The Search for Answers
Video clips from DRI's 2012 Annual Conference are available on our Events page
