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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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Aid Watch Tweets
- Malnutrition Costs Uganda 5 Per Cent Of GDP bit.ly/11Mrrut via @WFP 7 hours ago
- A Steve Jobs for every industry: Greek yogurt, bejeweled eggs, F-1 racing, plastic trinkets... bit.ly/11M7iVs via @BW 8 hours ago
- "Recent research suggests that technical knowledge is often not the binding constraint to development." bit.ly/1bWrqdg via @guardian 8 hours ago
- TOMS founder addresses critics bit.ly/16FzmPJ via @TheHumanosphere 1 day ago
Bill Easterly Tweets
- Great pie chart on the usefulness of pie charts bit.ly/1bOTJu5 2 days ago
- Boston parking spots sell for $560,000. Come to Ohio, we have acres of parking for $0.00 nyti.ms/11CPdcu 4 days ago
- Greg Mankiw defends the One Percent bit.ly/11PhbFW 4 days ago
- The value of city living: Two Boston parking spots sell for $560,000 nyti.ms/11CPdcu 4 days ago
- Congress sinks to new low, now less popular than Windows 8 bit.ly/13GBGVx 5 days ago
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Debates in Development: The Search for Answers
Video clips from DRI's 2012 Annual Conference are available on our Events page
