Abhijit Banerjee
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 63 |
Born | Mumbai |
India | |
Nationality | American |
Indian | |
Spouse | Esther Duflo |
Arundhati Tuli Banerjee | |
Job | Professor |
Economist | |
Education | Presidency University |
Jawaharlal Nehru University | |
Harvard University | |
Books | Poor Economics |
Making Aid Work | |
Understanding Poverty | |
Iqtisad al- fuqara' (Poor Economics) | |
Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India | |
Can Information Campaigns Spark Local Participation and Improve Outcomes? A Study of Primary Education in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Cooking to Save Your Life | |
Awards | Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award |
Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada | |
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences | |
Official site | economics.mit.edu |
Date of birth | February 21,1961 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Parents | Nirmala Banerjee |
Dipak Banerjee | |
Children | Kabir Banerjee |
Academic advisor | Eric Maskin |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 542720 |
Abhijit Banerjee Life story
Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee is an Indian-born naturalized American economist who is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Nobel economics prize awarded to Claudia Goldin for work on gender pay gap
... In 2019 Esther Duflo shared the award with her husband Abhijit Banerjee, and Michael Kremer, for work that focused on poor communities in India and Kenya...
A Nobel prize-winning economist's guide to cooking
...Abhijit Banerjee was 15 years old when he first cooked a meal...
Coronavirus: India's PM modi seeks 'forgiveness' is on lockdown
... In an opinion piece published on Sunday, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two of the three winners of the Nobel prize for economic Sciences in the year 2019, said more help for the poor was necessary...
News Daily: Hong Kong stand-off continues, and Attenborough sees plastics change
... But Prof Esther Duflo of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who alongside her MIT colleague and husband Prof Abhijit Banerjee, and Harvard s Prof Michael Kremer, has certainly come off the fence in a new book that hits out at some of economists prized myths...
Why did the economists get things wrong
... The economists say: on the one hand, but on the other side, says Prof Esther Duflo, in the picture with her husband, Abhijit Banerjee Economists had a hard time in recent years, with the Conservative politicians Michael Gove s famous adage that the people distanced during the Brexit campaign, branding them irresponsible and elitist ...
What is it like to work with someone, you are married?
... Then Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee won the Nobel prize for economic Sciences, together with colleagues Michael Kremer...
Nobel economics prize winner hopes to inspire women
... Prof Duflo was part of a trio, alongside her husband Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, to win the prize...
News Daily: Hong Kong stand-off continues, and Attenborough sees plastics change
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Hong Kong university stand-off enters third dayWith about 100 protesters, there appears to be no immediate resolution to one of the biggest flare-ups since anti-government protests began in June. While younger demonstrators were allowed to leave without being arrested, police have so far foiled three attempts by protesters to escape from the campus. Those still inside face 10 years in prison if they are convicted of rioting. Hong Kong 's leader - Chief executive Carrie Lam - has called on The Remaining protesters to surrender and "come out peacefully".
What's at stake for Hong Kong as the protests become increasingly Violent ? . which traces The Roots of the dispute back to April.
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Greens launch manifesto with net zero carbon pledgeThe Green Party of England and Wales, with a pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions in the UK by 2030. The Party - which is standing in 498 seats - also says it will increase NHS funding, hold a referendum on the UK's EU membership and give 16-year-olds the vote.
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Now that candidates for the 12 December poll have been confirmed, And, as the parties clash over tax, Helen Miller of The Institute for Fiscal Studies answers the question?
'Why economists get things wrong'By Szu Ping Chan, Business reporter
Today, trust in economists is barely above that of politicians.
But Prof Esther Duflo of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who alongside her MIT colleague and husband Prof Abhijit Banerjee , and Harvard's Prof Michael Kremer , has certainly come off the fence in a new book that hits out at some of economists' prized myths.
In Good Economics for Hard Times , Profs Duflo and Banerjee grapple with How To deal with some of the 21St Century 's biggest challenges, and argue that economists are more important than ever in today's polarised world.
What the papers sayThe Fallout from Prince Andrew's BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis continues to dominate The Front pages. The Daily Mail and The Times both lead with stories about The Prince losing high-profile corporate backers for his charity work as a result of his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The Daily Express says The Duke of York has The Queen 's backing, and that he regrets not expressing sympathy for The Victims of Epstein's abuse. Elsewhere, The Guardian leads on fears among NHS bosses that staff shortages are putting patient safety At Risk .
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If you watch one thing today If you listen to one thing todayIf you read one thing today Lookahead11:00 The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin is consecrated as The First black female bishop in The Church of England.
20:00 Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn go head-to-head in ITV's election debate.
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