Abhijit Banerjee: GK, General Studies and Current Affairs

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

November 1, 2019

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 ..

Abhijit Banerjee wins 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for study on poverty

October 15, 2019

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, ..