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Esther Duflo, FBA (French:; born 25 October 1972) is a French–American economist currently serving as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Esther Duflo is a development economist who studies the lives of the poor and designs social policies. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor at MIT, co-founder of J-PAL, and co-author of Poor Economics and Good Economics for Hard Times.
Poor economics: A radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty. AV Banerjee, E Duflo. Public Affairs. , 2011. 5039. 2011. Women empowerment and economic development. E Duflo. Journal of...
Esther Duflo. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019. Born: 25 October 1972, Paris, France. Affiliation at the time of the award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.
Learn about the life and work of Esther Duflo, the 2019 Nobel laureate in economic sciences. She shares her journey from a privileged Parisian childhood to a career in development economics, and how she aims to help others discover their talents.
Esther Duflo is a professor of poverty alleviation and development economics at MIT and a co-founder of J-PAL. She won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019 for her experimental approach to fighting global poverty and co-authored Poor Economics.