Experts
William Easterly
Economist; Profesoor of Economics, New York University
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Early exposure to Africa sparked Easterly's interest in economics. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Business & Economics
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Can technology solve our problems?
I don't think things work that way, Easterly says. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Science & Tech
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Where did the developed and developing worlds diverge?
The West has been able to put the individual above the collective. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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What is the way forward in Darfur?
The West, Easterly says, can't do much to solve the conflict. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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What is America's place in the world?
Our prescriptions contradict our own path to success. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Individual creativity and freedom is the mainspring of all human progress. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Truth & Justice
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What is the measure of a good life?
One that is not intellectually lazy. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Love, Sex, & Happiness
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What are the models of success in Africa?
Africa is on a growth path, Easterly says. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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What is the way out of poverty?
Easterly talks about poverty. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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Should we just leave Africa alone?
It's going to be Africans that save Africa. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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What is the legacy of colonialism in Africa?
Africa hasn't done so bad for a continent created under such inauspicious conditions. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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Africa needs home-grown solutions. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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Easterly takes on his intellectual rival. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Business & Economics
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How do we make sure aid gets where it's going? Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
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"Economics says there's this genius of the invisible hand that makes wealth happen without anyone intending it." Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Business & Economics
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Easterly talks about a question he would ask. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In History
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Let African farmers sell their cotton on an open market. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Technology is very seductive to a lot of people, Easterly says. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Future
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American foreign policy has created a hornet's nest. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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The tension between collective and independent action has shaped both the developing and developed worlds. Read More
November 17, 2007 | In World
William Easterly is Professor of Economics at New York University, joint with Africa House, and Co-Director of the NYU Development Research Institute. He is also a non-resident Fellow of the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C. Easterly received his Ph.D. in Economics at MIT and spent sixteen years as a Research Economist at the World Bank. He is the author of The White Mans Burden: How the Wests Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (Penguin, 2006), The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics (MIT, 2001) and over 50 published articles. Easterly's areas of expertise include the determinants of long-run economic growth and the effectiveness of foreign aid. He has worked in most areas of the developing world, but most notably in Africa, Latin America, and Russia. Easterly is an associate editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Economic Growth, and of the Journal of Development Economics.
