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On March 26, the Development Research Institute and the John Templeton Foundation hosted a conversation with Dambisa Moyo, author of the new book Dead Aid, and NYU Professor William Easterly. See Templeton's video clips of the event.

On February 6, DRI hosted What Would the Poor Say: Debates in Aid Evaluation, a one-day conference with the leading thinkers in development economics about how to best hold aid agencies accountable for effective solutions to global poverty. Find the full conference agenda and links to speakers' presentations here.

DRI launched a new blog called Aid Watch on January 26. Read it here.

About DRI

The Development Research Institute (DRI) is devoted to rigorous, scholarly research on the economic development and growth of poor countries. An independent and non-partisan organization, DRI builds upon a strong foundation of academic research comparing aid agency practices and surveying the thinking behind aid projects. DRI is engaged in a range of activities to hold aid agencies accountable, including conferences, op-eds, media appearances and our blog, Aid Watch.

Through our work, we seek to expand the number and diversity of serious commentators on the state of foreign aid and development. Our ultimate goal is to have a positive impact on the lives of the poor, who deserve the benefit of high-quality, clear-eyed, hard-headed economic research applied to the problems of world poverty.