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2 days ago · Capacity constraints and limited resources are only part of the issue. Economists and Nobel Laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee provide compelling insights into policy failures, revealing other reasons why progress in strengthening public financial management systems frequently stalls.
4 days ago · In India, a randomized evaluation led by J-PAL Co-Founders Abhijit Banerjee (MIT) and Esther Duflo (MIT) in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district found that the effects of the program persisted even after a decade: The consumption of the ultra-poor households receiving the program remained 18 percent higher than those that did not.
3 days ago · In fact, research has shown that women bring unique perspectives and focuses to lawmaking. A seminal study by Raghabendra Chattopadhyay and Esther Duflo showed that when women are given a seat at the table, they implement policies more relevant to the needs of women generally.
3 days ago · Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).
3 days ago · Due to high demand, we will host the seminar as a Zoom webinar. As an attendee, you will not be able to unmute yourself. If you have questions about the content of the talk, please submit the questions using the Zoom Q&A feature.
2 days ago · Esther Duflo et Abhijit Banerjee, son ancien professeur au MIT (devenu depuis son mari) ont mis en oeuvre une démarche empirique, appuyée sur des enquêtes de terrain et des essais randomisés ...
3 days ago · Download: Download full-size image Figure 1. The social-distancing measure. Shown is the breakdown of the social-distancing measure at baseline. As prespecified, respondents were considered to be social distancing (SD) if they (1) self-reported “yes” to “In the past 14 days, have you observed the government’s recommendations on social distancing?”;
