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Prof. Abhijit Banerjee, born in Mumbai and educated in Kolkata and Delhi, is an economist at MIT. With Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer he pioneered field experiments that test which policies really reduce poverty, in education, health and more.
Key contributions
- Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2019)
- Co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
- Author of 'Poor Economics' (with Esther Duflo)