Monday March 3, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST 6:00: Doors Open
6:30 Program Begins
7:30 Reception
The Great Hall, Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street
New York, NY 10003
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Laura Freschi
Managing Director and Research Scholar
NYU Development Research Institute
212-992-7491
dri@nyu.edu
Featuring William Easterly, NYU Professor of Economics and Director, Development Research Institute
With an introduction from Paul Romer, NYU University Professor
“No one who starts this book will be able to put it down, or be able to undo its influence on her thinking about the deep determinants of development progress.”
– Nancy Birdsall
“Another striking and original success.”
– Tyler Cowen
“Tells the extraordinary story of authoritarian development.”
– Angus Deaton
This event is co-sponsored by the Institute for Public Knowledge and NYU Africa House. Funding is generously provided by The John Templeton Foundation and the Thomas Smith Foundation.