From Aid to Equality
New location for New Directions in Development
The location of our annual conference- this Friday March 4 from 10 am to 4 pm- has changed! Due to unexpected but welcome demand for conference seats, we've moved the venue one block further north to:
The Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, New York City Click here for Google Map
| Conference Agenda | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:30 | Registration and breakfast | |
| 10:30-11:10* | From Skepticism to Development | William Easterly, NYU Department of Economics |
| 11:10-11:50 | Information Technology and Development | Yaw Nyarko, NYU Department of Economics |
| 11:50-12:10 | Coffee Break | |
| 12:10-12:50 | Does Poverty Lead to Violence? | Chris Blattman, Yale Department of Political Science/Visiting Scholar at NYU-Wagner |
| 12:50-2:20 | Lunch | |
| 2:20-3:00 | Culture Matters | Raquel Fernandez, NYU Department of Economics |
| 3:00-3:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 3:20-4:00 | Law and Development | Kevin Davis, NYU School of Law |
*Speaker slots = 20 minute presentation + 20 minute Q&A
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