DRI Annual Conference 2012: Debates in Development

DRI’s annual conference took place on March 22, 2012 at the Great Hall at Cooper Union. More than 700 guests attended to take part in open, direct discussions about evaluation and the search for answers in development. In a post-conference survey, 70 percent of respondents said the conference changed the way they think about aid and development.

In addition, Abhijit Banerjee and Angus Deaton, two of the most brilliant development economists of our time, squared off at the conference. 

Introduction to the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" by DRI co-director Professor Bill Easterly on March 22, 2012.

Introduction to the first section "Development Goals, Evaluation, and Learning from Projects in Africa" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Michael Clemens speaks in the first section "Development Goals, Evaluation, and Learning from Projects in Africa" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Stewart Paperin of the Open Society Foundations and the Soros Economic Development Fund speaks in the first section "Development Goals, Evaluation, and Learning from Projects in Africa" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Kenyan economist Bernadette Wanjala speaks in the first section "Development Goals, Evaluation, and Learning from Projects in Africa" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

A discussion between Michael Clemens, Stewart Paperin, and Bernadette Wanjala to conclude the first section "Development Goals, Evaluation, and Learning from Projects in Africa" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Audience Q&A in the first section "Development Goals, Evaluation, and Learning from Projects in Africa" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Keynote presentation by Andrew Rugasira at the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Q&A for Andrew Rugasira's keynote address at the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Introduction to the third section "Searching for Answers with Randomized Experiments" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Abhijit Banerjee speaks in the section "Searching for Answers with Randomized Experiments" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Angus Deaton speaks in the section "Searching for Answers with Randomized Experiments" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.

Q&A with Abhijit Banerjee and Angus Deaton in the section "Searching for Answers with Randomized Experiments" of the 2012 NYU Development Research Institute Annual Conference "Debates in Development: The Search For Answers" on March 22, 2012.