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Free the Poor: The Untapped Sources of Entrepreneurship

Project Leader(s)

William Easterly
Co-Director, Development Research Institute, New York University

Grantee(s)
New York University (New York, New York)
Description

This three-year project will support the activities of the Development Research Institute at New York University by expanding the Institute's research and advocacy for enterprise-based solutions to poverty. The Institute will create a place for sharing success stories from the front lines of aid and development, showcase effective strategies and projects, train promising young economists from developing countries, and provide guidance to those looking to help the poor.

Grant Amount:
$879,436
Start Date:
September 2008
End Date:
August 2011
Grant ID:
12576
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