Esther Duflo
Esther Duflo is a prominent Franco-American economist known for her pioneering work in development economics and the fight against poverty. Born in 1972, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019, alongside Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. Duflo is currently the president of the Paris School of Economics and has authored several influential books, including 'Repenser la pauvreté,' which has been translated into multiple languages. Her research emphasizes the importance of evidence-based policy making and the potential dangers of economic theory when it fails to address real-world issues.
Born on Oct 25, 1971 (53 years old)
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Esther Duflo co-authored 'Poor Economics' with Abhijit Banerjee.
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Esther Duflo is a Nobel Prize-winning economist involved in research comparing the arithmetic skills of young vegetable sellers and Indian schoolchildren.
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Esther Duflo is a Nobel Prize-winning economist known for her work on poverty and currently presides over the Paris School of Economics.
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