NYU Development Research Institute >> About >> People

Faculty

William Easterly
Co-Director of the Development Research Institute
Professor of Economics
Email: william.easterly@nyu.edu

Yaw Nyarko
Co-Director of the Development Research Institute
Professor of Economics
Email: yaw.nyarko@nyu.edu

Also see our roster of distinguished Affiliated Faculty.

Staff

Laura Freschi
Associate Director and Research Scholar
Email: laura.freschi@nyu.edu

Marian Tes
Grants Manager (joint with Africa House and CTED)
Email: mct300@nyu.edu

Student Workers

Lauren Bishop
Online Projects Assistant (joint with Africa House and CTED)
Email: lab527@nyu.edu

Clarity Burke
Administrative Assistant
Email: cdb378@nyu.edu

Devin Faris (joint with Africa House and CTED)
Grants Assistant
Email: dbf249@nyu.edu

Lauren Hanson
Economics Program Assistant
Email: lah503@nyu.edu

Scholars

Moussa P. Blimpo
Adjunct Scholar
Email: moussa.blimpo@stanford.edu

Prabal K. De
Adjunct Scholar
Email: pde@ccny.cuny.edu

Paul Dower
Adjunct Scholar
Email: pdower@nes.ru

Tobias Pfutze
Adjunct Scholar
Email: tpfutze@oberlin.edu

Steven Pennings
Research Assistant
Email: steven.pennings@gmail.com

Claudia Williamson
Adjunct Scholar
Email: claudiawilliamson@gmail.com