Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee is an acclaimed Indian-American economist and a co-recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, he was recognized for his innovative use of randomized controlled trials to address global poverty issues. Banerjee's research focuses on the economic lives of the poor and aims to provide practical solutions to poverty alleviation. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has authored several influential books and papers on development economics.
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Abhijit Banerjee, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, highlighted the lack of attention to the poverty of the elderly in developing countries during a conference.
Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel de Economía, advierte sobre poca atención de países en desarrollo a la pobreza en adultos mayores
Peru· 2026-05-30Abhijit Banerjee is an economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his research on education.
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Indonesia· 2026-03-06
Banerjee, a Nobel Prize winner, recommends using a more comprehensive income predictor for selecting beneficiaries.
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Brazil· 2026-02-22
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel laureate in Economics who supports the tax proposal.
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Spain· 2026-02-04
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel Prize-winning economist and co-author of the bestselling book 'Poor Economics'.
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Hong Kong· 2025-11-25
Abhijit Banerjee, also a Nobel Prize winner, collaborated with Esther Duflo on a climate financial aid mechanism.
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Liechtenstein· 2025-11-12
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel Prize-winning economist who commented on the potential effects of wealth taxes.
Os impostos sobre fortunas são realmente a melhor forma de tributar os ultrarricos?Liechtenstein· 2025-11-05
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel laureate who, along with Esther Duflo, revolutionized development economics.
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Switzerland· 2025-10-26
Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee recently decided to leave the U.S. for the University of Zurich.
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Greece· 2025-10-18
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel laureate who will establish a center for development economics in Switzerland.
Zwei Nobelpreisträger bauen eigenes Zentrum aufSwitzerland· 2025-10-10Abhijit Banerjee is an economist who received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019 for his work on poverty alleviation.
Mitsuo NakamuraIndonesia· 2025-09-19
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel laureate in Economics.
Gli indiani & l’America, la scalata «soft» degli ex invisibili che puntano a diventare la nuova classe dirigente
Italy· 2025-09-14
Nobel-winning economist Abhijit Banerjee has advised the government to provide free mosquito nets to the poor.
ব্যাংক খাতের সংস্কারেও কেন খেলাপি ঋণ কমবে না
Bangladesh· 2025-08-27
Abhijit Banerjee is recognized for his contributions to development economics and received the Nobel Prize in 2019.
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France· 2025-08-10Abhijit Banerjee is one of the economists pushing for a fairer tax system for the wealthy.
«Tassare gli ultraricchi»: un 40enne geniale e 7 Samurai dell’uguaglianza rilanciano l’idea della patrimonialeItaly· 2025-07-10
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel Prize-winning economist from MIT advocating for the wealth tax.
« Avec l’impôt sur les ultrariches, la France peut montrer la voie au reste du monde » : le plaidoyer de sept Prix Nobel d’économie pour la taxe ZucmanFrance· 2025-07-07Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel-winning economist and a professor at MIT, initially educated in India.
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India· 2025-06-02
He is quoted by Jamshid Khodjayev as saying that the neighborhood system in Uzbekistan is a unique recipe for lifting needy families out of poverty.
ijtimoiy yordam shunga qarab belgilanadi – O‘zbekiston yangiliklari – Gazeta.uz
Uzbekistan· 2025-05-12
Jamshid Xodjayev quoted Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee regarding the unique recipe for lifting needy families out of poverty in Uzbekistan.
Bosh vazir o‘rinbosari — kambag‘allikni qisqartirish, xususiylashtirish va DXSh loyihalari haqida – O‘zbekiston yangiliklari – Gazeta.uzUzbekistan· 2025-05-07
The museum’s board of 20 trustees does contain a mix of cultural backgrounds, including economist prof Abhijit Banerjee.
British Museum is right to keep Parthenon marbles, says new trustee | British Museum
United Kingdom· 2025-03-23
Abhijit Banerjee noted that small amounts of money can do a lot of good.
Ma bloccare gli aiuti allo sviluppo avrebbe aiutato davvero l'America?Italy· 2025-03-05
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel Prize-winning economist who co-led the research on the arithmetic skills of children in Calcutta.
Les mathématiques, ce n’est pas la même chose en classe ou au marchéFrance· 2025-02-09
Abhijit Banerjee co-authored the book 'Repenser la pauvreté' with Esther Duflo.
Esther Duflo : « J’ai découvert que les économistes avaient un pouvoir dangereux »France· 2025-02-09