William Easterly

American development economist
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William Easterly

Summary

William Easterly is a human[1]. His place of birth was Morgantown[2]. He was born on +1957-09-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an economist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Easterly was born in Morgantown[2].
  • William Easterly was born on +1957-09-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Easterly held citizenship in United States[7].
  • William Easterly worked as an economist[4].
  • William Easterly's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Among William Easterly's employers was New York University[8].
  • William Easterly was educated at Bowling Green State University[9].
  • William Easterly's doctoral advisor was Lance Taylor[10].
  • A notable work attributed to William Easterly is The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good[11].
  • William Easterly's image is recorded as William Easterly by Jerry Bauer.jpg[12].
  • William Easterly is recorded as male[13].
  • William Easterly's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Easterly supervised Tobias Pfütze as a doctoral student[15].
  • William Easterly supervised Prabal Kumar De as a doctoral student[16].
  • William Easterly's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114540583[17].
  • William Easterly's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 103642687[18].
  • William Easterly's GND ID is recorded as 124526764[19].
  • William Easterly's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88607907[20].
  • William Easterly's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13771148r[21].
  • William Easterly's IdRef ID is recorded as 066953618[22].
  • William Easterly's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09116230[23].
  • William Easterly's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2951370[24].
  • William Easterly's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00922200[25].
  • William Easterly's SBN author ID is recorded as UBOV034963[26].
  • William Easterly's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35727194[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Morgantown[2], William Easterly… he was born on +1957-09-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Easterly's education included a stint at Bowling Green State University[9]. His doctoral advisor was Lance Taylor[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[4] and university teacher[5]. William Easterly was employed by New York University[8]. Doctoral students include Tobias Pfütze[15], an economist[28] and Prabal Kumar De[16].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to William Easterly is The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good[11].

Why It Matters

William Easterly ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was William Easterly born?

Born in Morgantown[2], William Easterly…

What did William Easterly do for work?

William Easterly worked as economist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did William Easterly go to school?

William Easterly was educated at Bowling Green State University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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