William Easterly
Born in 1957
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Economics
International Development
William Easterly is a prominent economist and development expert.
He is a Professor of Economics at New York University and Co-Director of NYU's Development Research Institute.
Easterly previously spent 16 years as a Research Economist at the World Bank.
He has authored several influential books on economic development and foreign aid, including "The White Man's Burden" and "The Elusive Quest for Growth." Easterly's work focuses on the effectiveness of foreign aid, determinants of economic growth, and political economy of development.
His ideas have been widely discussed in major media outlets, and he was named one of Foreign Policy magazine's Top 100 Public Intellectuals in 2008.
