Odisha government to partner with MIT-based Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)

The Odisha government has decided to partner with Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) for targeted intervention in a set of social sectors including poorest of the poor through policy formulation and evaluations based on experimental research. The co-founders of J-PAL are Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. The Massachusettes Institute of Technology ..

Topics: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab • Abhijit Banerjee • Academic disciplines • Center for Global Development • Development economists • Economics • Economists • Esther Duflo • Fellows of the Econometric Society • MacArthur Fellows • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Randomized controlled trial

Abhijit Banerjee wins 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for study on poverty

Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer have jointly won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. Mr Banerjee was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation ..

Topics: Abhijit Banerjee • Awards • Center for Global Development • Development economists • Economics • Economists • Elinor Ostrom • Esther Duflo • Fellows of the Econometric Society • Guggenheim Fellows • MacArthur Fellows • Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

2019 Nobel Prize in Economics: Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the prestigious 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics to Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, his wife, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer of United States for their ‘experimental approach to alleviating global poverty’. Their research will help the world community to understand, address and fight the formidable challenge of poverty. Abhijit Banerjee, ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: 2019 Nobel Prize Economics • Abhijit Banerjee • Esther Duflo • Michael Kremer • Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences