William Easterly

NYU Economics Professor Emeritus. I am an expert on the other experts.

[Carlos Rodríguez Braun @rodriguezbraun]

Salvadores violentos.
https://t.co/J4fJvadSPM
¿Eran previsibles los crímenes de los totalitarios? Sí, porque todos ellos eran salvadores violentos.

[Carlos Rodríguez Braun @rodriguezbraun]

"Salvadores violentos. Occidente, el resto, y el capitalismo sin consenso", de @bill_easterly en @BasicBooks
https://t.co/hyqPrK5irM
Este es el libro que he recomendado hoy en @MasDeUno con Alsina en @OndaCero_es

[Libertarianism.org @libertarianism]

Economists Dambisa Moyo and William Easterly argue that liberal institutions and incentives, beyond foreign aid and capital investment, create the conditions for economic growth. But many Global South states have been reluctant to fully adopt these. Sarah Thomas presents Moyo’s and Easterly’s ideas in this new essay.
https://t.co/mTD4kbVIcj

[Econlib @Econlib]

No Due Date is Econlib's subscription book club, curated by Pete Boettke. Spend time reading the best in economics, social science, and literature — with a new book each month and exclusive virtual events with Boettke and special guests. 📚 @PeterBoettke https://t.co/IWz4tvtOQR

[Michael Clemens @m_clem]

One third of all PhD STEM workers in the US are immigrants who studied at a US university.

Today the US Administration extended its efforts to slash high-skill immigration, undermining foreign students' trust that they can complete their degrees & work afterwards.

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[William Easterly @bill_easterly]

@purposeful_pd yes, I have often said I forget I have PD while playing Ping Pong. Here's a video of me playing with my friend Joan who also has PD. As you will see at the end, I was very off https://t.co/4kAsroTP98

[William Easterly @bill_easterly]

@purposeful_pd I love your stuff on paradoxical kinesia. I discovered this for myself playing Ping Pong -- even when I am very off, I can lunge for the ball and hit a great shot

[Ian Vasquez @VasquezIan]

The Hispanic Tradition Of Liberty and the American Revolution by @gabricalderon
https://t.co/XMJKybYBrn

[William Easterly @bill_easterly]

@MaxCRoser Max, Thanks for a stimulating article. I just sent you an email with some comments on your results. All the best, Bill

[Vincent Geloso @VincentGeloso]

Lant Pritchett is one of my idols and one of the best economists out there. And, again btw for people who like to brandy ideological accusations, Lant and I (we have talked many times) share a small set of priors.

Yet, I love Lant's work even when I disagree with it. Its because Lant really thinks deeply about issues and notably about measurements, what they mean, what they can say, what they cant say, what are we actually trying to do with measurements.

Here is, in fact, a dirty secret about economics. The best economists are insanely crazy about measurement, documenting choices, testing whether their choices make sense, whether something is missing in their measurements, whether the measurements are tied to the theory or poor proxies, etc. They write insanely detailed essays about data and they are proud to show every step they did. And that stuff, well it aint ideological.

I wish people would read more Lant Pritchett and less Hickel, Piketty, Zucman and Raworth.

[Max Roser @MaxCRoser]

A way to see the amazing history of economic growth and declining poverty over the last two centuries.

[myles brown @mdotbrown]

This is the only angle that does that miracle justice.

[Nicky The Good @nickythegood]

This is the best edit. No commentary. Just the sound of The Garden.

[Andrew Jonelis @AndrewJonelis]

"economists*" who have "done the maths" vs economists who have done the math.

[Gene Epstein @GeneSohoForum]

@Shookout "Remember, aid cannot achieve the end of poverty. Only homegrown development based on the dynamism of individuals and firms in free markets can do that."--former World Bank economist William Easterly @bill_easterly

[Econlib @Econlib]

250 years after The Wealth of Nations, William Easterly's Violent Saviors revives Smith's core insight: development must arise from voluntary cooperation, not expert design. @PeterBoettke on what Smith and Easterly share — and why it matters. https://t.co/veUuci6SoE

[Magatte Wade @magattew]

Africa is the poorest region on earth because it's where wealth creators have the least freedom to create. 

I've asked hundreds of people why Africa is poor and almost nobody gives this answer. 

They'll say colonialism, corruption, and low IQ. 

But overregulation? Never. 

And that's the whole problem.

[Peter Boettke @PeterBoettke]

Development by Consent - Econlib https://t.co/pdD0EEfAqO

[Ryan Briggs @ryancbriggs]

Really looking forward to reading this https://t.co/69dQzPgnWY

[Vincent Geloso @VincentGeloso]

Development by Consent https://t.co/RdcgkdbYvz