William Easterly: Podcast Interviews

William Easterly, PhD

william.easterly

Economist, Author

www.williameasterly.org

3 Interviews

William Easterly's Interviews

Russ Roberts & William Easterly • 16 Jun 2014 • EN

William Easterly on the Tyranny of Experts

William Easterly of New York University and author of The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his book. Easterly argues that poverty endures in many poor countries because of a lack of economic and political freedom for i

Russ Roberts & William Easterly • 30 May 2011 • EN

William Easterly on Benevolent Autocrats and Growth

William Easterly of New York University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the oft-heard claim that poor countries led by autocrats grow faster than poor countries that are democratic. Drawing on a recent paper, "Benevolent Autocrats," Easterly argues that while some autocracies do indeed grow very quickly, a

Russ Roberts & William Easterly • 11 Feb 2008 • EN

William Easterly on Growth, Poverty, and Aid

William Easterly of NYU talks about why some nations escape poverty while others do not, why aid almost always fails to create growth, and what can realistically be done to help the poorest people in the world.