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William Easterly

Professor Emeritus of Economics

New York University

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Arts & Science

Economics

Graduate School of Arts & Science

International Relations

William Easterly is currently serving as an Arts & Science Professor Emeritus of Economics at New York University.

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William Easterly

New York University

Professor Emeritus of Economics

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economics economic growth public policy economic development macroeconomics economic policy development economics political science social sciences world development growth theory international development poverty economic dynamics development aid fiscal policy economic reform economic inequality global finance economic systems financial stability social science research african development african economy democracy global policy foreign aid economic analysis public money development policy poverty reduction socio-economic development public management crisis management ethnic studies regional economics economic fluctuation fiscal adjustment government spending economic literature regional development institutional economics international financial architecture good intentions factor accumulation institutional environment accountability humanitarian aid transition economies ethnic group relation ethnic divisions growth models conventional wisdom socioeconomic structure welfare economics international investments international cooperation cash transfers income distribution international debt government budget inflation crises good policy small states social cohesion macroeconomic performance poverty traps big push rhetoric versus reality aid agency practices uneven development public good (economics) economic instruments bribery conditional cash transfers scaling analysis

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Violent Saviors: The West's Conquest of the Rest. New York: Basic Books (2025)

colonialismhistorylateral violenceanti-imperialismcultural historysocial historyglobal historyinternational historypolitical historyviolent saviorsempire

Leader Value Added: Assessing the Growth Contribution of Individual National Leaders. Journal of Development Economics (2024)

William EasterlySteven Pennings

individual national leadersleader valuegrowth contributionpolitical science

The Paradox of Foreign Aid and Donor Self-Interest. Handbook of Aid and Development (2024)

global policyeconomicsforeign aidforeign policyinternational affairsdevelopment aid

We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky’ Review: The Dark Side of Microcredit. Wall Street Journal (2024)

dark sidescience and technology studiessky ’ reviewscientific communicationhumanitiesmedia studiesjournalism

The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor. New York: Basic Books (2021)

economic inequalityneoliberalismpolitical economypublic policypolitical scienceeconomicsaustrian economicsforgotten rightsgovernancedemocracyeconomic systemshuman rightseconomic liberalization

Leader Value Added: Assessing the Growth Contribution of Individual National Leaders. (2020)

individual national leadersmanagementorganizational behaviorleadership developmentethical leadershipgrowth contributionbusiness excellencemanagement decisionsleader valuebusinessvalue theorymanagerial capability

In Search of Reforms for Growth: New Stylized Facts on Policy and Growth Outcomes. (2019)

William Easterly

economic policypublic policyeconomic reformeconomic growthgrowth outcomes

Progress by Consent: Adam Smith as Development Economist. The Review of Austrian Economics (2019)

William Easterly

economicseconomic developmentdevelopment economistadam smithdevelopment economics

Review of Walter Scheidel’s the Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality From the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century. Journal of Economic Literature (2019)

William Easterly

stone ageeconomic literaturesocial inequalityeconomicseconomic history

Review of Walter Scheidel, the Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality From the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century. Journal of Economic Literature (2019)

intellectual historystone agehistorical analysishistorical reviewsocial historyglobal historyinternational historyhumanitieshistorical sociologygreat levelerwalter scheidelhistory

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William Easterly

Professor Emeritus of Economics

New York University

Affiliations

Arts & Science

Economics

Graduate School of Arts & Science

International Relations

William Easterly is currently serving as an Arts & Science Professor Emeritus of Economics at New York University.

Honors

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Experiences

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William Easterly

New York University

Professor Emeritus of Economics

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Violent Saviors: The West's Conquest of the Rest. New York: Basic Books (2025)

colonialismhistorylateral violenceanti-imperialismcultural historysocial historyglobal historyinternational historypolitical historyviolent saviorsempire

Leader Value Added: Assessing the Growth Contribution of Individual National Leaders. Journal of Development Economics (2024)

William EasterlySteven Pennings

individual national leadersleader valuegrowth contributionpolitical science

The Paradox of Foreign Aid and Donor Self-Interest. Handbook of Aid and Development (2024)

global policyeconomicsforeign aidforeign policyinternational affairsdevelopment aid

We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky’ Review: The Dark Side of Microcredit. Wall Street Journal (2024)

dark sidescience and technology studiessky ’ reviewscientific communicationhumanitiesmedia studiesjournalism

The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor. New York: Basic Books (2021)

economic inequalityneoliberalismpolitical economypublic policypolitical scienceeconomicsaustrian economicsforgotten rightsgovernancedemocracyeconomic systemshuman rightseconomic liberalization

Leader Value Added: Assessing the Growth Contribution of Individual National Leaders. (2020)

In Search of Reforms for Growth: New Stylized Facts on Policy and Growth Outcomes. (2019)

William Easterly

economic policypublic policyeconomic reformeconomic growthgrowth outcomes

Progress by Consent: Adam Smith as Development Economist. The Review of Austrian Economics (2019)

William Easterly

economicseconomic developmentdevelopment economistadam smithdevelopment economics

Review of Walter Scheidel’s the Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality From the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century. Journal of Economic Literature (2019)

William Easterly

stone ageeconomic literaturesocial inequalityeconomicseconomic history

Review of Walter Scheidel, the Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality From the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century. Journal of Economic Literature (2019)

intellectual historystone agehistorical analysishistorical reviewsocial historyglobal historyinternational historyhumanitieshistorical sociologygreat levelerwalter scheidelhistory

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