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Esther Duflo is a French-American economist and professor at MIT, co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and a Nobel laureate in Economics.
Known for: Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems, Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
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Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
In this book, Nobel laureates Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo explore pressing global economic issues such as inequality, immigration, trade, and climate change. Drawing on rigorous empirical res...
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
This book explores the economic lives of the poor and challenges conventional wisdom about global poverty. Drawing on years of field research and randomized controlled trials, the authors reveal how t...
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Reassessing Growth and Inequality
For decades, the dominant story of economics was that growth was the tide that lifts all boats. If nations could expand their GDP fast enough, inequality would eventually shrink. Yet, as we look around the world today, that story rings hollow. Growth has not delivered for everyone. Median wages in m...
From Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
Immigration and Labor Markets
Immigration is perhaps the issue most clouded by fear and misinformation. In many countries, people believe immigrants take jobs from natives, depress wages, and strain public services. Yet decades of empirical research tell a different story. When economists trace the data carefully — studying citi...
From Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
The Economic Lives of the Poor
We began our inquiry by simply asking: what does daily economic life look like for someone surviving on less than two dollars a day? It’s a vivid picture of resilience and complexity. The poor may not have bank accounts, but they engage in intricate financial management, borrowing and lending from r...
From Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Health and Nutrition
It might seem obvious that spending on health and nutrition is vital. Yet, in many poor communities, people routinely underinvest in preventive care and healthy diets. Why? The answer lies in perception and experience. The poor often distrust the health system: clinics may be far away, doctors may n...
From Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
About Esther Duflo
Esther Duflo is a French-American economist and professor at MIT, co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and a Nobel laureate in Economics.
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