Esther Duflo
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An economist and the youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics, which she received in 2019 for her work in the fight against global poverty.
She holds the Abdul Latif Jameel Chair in Development Economics and Poverty Reduction at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). She is also co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).
Her research seeks to understand the economic lives of those living in poverty, in the hope of helping to design and evaluate social policies for reducing inequalities. Her work addresses areas such as health, education, the environment, governance and equal opportunities to access financial services.
She is the co-author of the books «Good Economics for Hard Times» and «Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty».
She was recently appointed President of the Paris School of Economics. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Last updated: February 2024
She holds the Abdul Latif Jameel Chair in Development Economics and Poverty Reduction at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). She is also co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).
Her research seeks to understand the economic lives of those living in poverty, in the hope of helping to design and evaluate social policies for reducing inequalities. Her work addresses areas such as health, education, the environment, governance and equal opportunities to access financial services.
She is the co-author of the books «Good Economics for Hard Times» and «Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty».
She was recently appointed President of the Paris School of Economics. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Last updated: February 2024
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