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The Infrastructure of Intelligence Is the New Development Divide
The Infrastructure of Intelligence Is the New Development Divide
For a generation, development policy has focused on closing the digital divide. That work remains unfinished. Roughly 700 million people still lack access to electricity, and more than 2.5 billion people remain offline. For them, the priorities are immediate: reliable power, basic connectivity, and affordable access to the digital world. That agenda is not going away. It […]
Learn MoreTechnology Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Latin America’s Innovation Momentum
Technology Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: Latin America’s Innovation Momentum
For decades, Latin America was viewed as a technology adopter rather than a technology shaper. That assumption no longer holds. Latin America has emerged as a dynamic force in global technology entrepreneurship, experiencing unprecedented growth and transformation over the past three decades. The region’s digital transformation market reached $86 million in 2024 and is projected […]
Learn MoreMiddle Power Agency Calls Amid Rules-Based Order and Spheres of Influence Anxiety
Middle Power Agency Calls Amid Rules-Based Order and Spheres of Influence Anxiety
Introduction The past few years have seen intensifying anxieties about the so-called rules-based order (RBO) intersecting with calls for middle and smaller powers in the rest of the world (ROW) to step up in the wake of rising strategic competition. The intersection of order anxiety and activism calls is critical to the world’s trajectory, as […]
Learn MoreThe Heritage and Economics of Georgian Wine
The Heritage and Economics of Georgian Wine
Date, Location: January 30, 2025 (New York, US) Speakers: Rajeev Deheija, Professor of Public Policy and Economics Ian Tattersall, Curator Emeritus in the Anthropology Division of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City Karl Storchmann, Clinical Professor in NYU’s Economics Department, Editor, Journal of Wine Economics (Moderator) Mamuka Tsereteli, Senior Fellow at […]
Learn MoreDRI Speaker Series on Sustainable Development and a Decarbonized World
DRI Speaker Series on Sustainable Development and a Decarbonized World
Date, Location: September 21, 2022 (New York, NY) Speakers: Madelyn Antoncic, Senior Fellow, NYU Development Research Institute; Director, Sustainable Economic, and Climate Development Initiative (Moderator) Rajeev Dehejia, Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Co-Director Development Research Institute, New York University (Opening Remarks) Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Nicholas […]
Learn More“Good Economics for Hard Times” Book Launch with Esther Duflo
“Good Economics for Hard Times” Book Launch with Esther Duflo
Date, Location: November 25, 2019 (New York) Speakers: C. Cybele Raver, Deputy Provost, New York University Esther Duflo, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL); Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Editor of the American Economic Review Debraj Ray, Julius Silver Professor, Faculty […]
Learn MoreUS and Japan Collaborating on Energy Security and Infrastructure
US and Japan Collaborating on Energy Security and Infrastructure
The US and Japan both seek to ensure energy security in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. Japan was foundational in building the liquified natural gas (LNG) market decades ago. How can deeper collaboration between the US and Japan today help cultivate hydrogen development, critical mineral supply chains, and infrastructure investments for next-generation energy systems? How […]
Learn More2019 DRI Annual Conference: “The External Validity Challenge of Experiments”
2019 DRI Annual Conference: “The External Validity Challenge of Experiments”
Date, Location: November 7, 2019 (New York) Speakers: Susan Athey, Professor of Economics, Stanford University Sylvain Chassang, Professor of Economics, New York University Rajeev Dehejia, Co–Director of NYU Development Research Institute; Professor of Economic and Public Service, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Director of Policy Specialization at New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public […]
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From Public-Private Partnerships to Sovereign-Private Partnerships: Why Infrastructure Should Become Statecraft
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by Mark Choi, Mark Kennedy
May 20, 2026
DRI Dialogues: Prof. Nyarko – Amb. Green on What’s Next for Development
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by Yaw Nyarko, Amb. Mark Green
May 5, 2026
