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Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer win the 2019 Economics Nobel
14th October 2019
We are delighted that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics has been jointly awarded to Esther Duflo (only the second female recipient) along with Michael Kremer and Abhijit Banerjee for their ground-breaking work in development economics and extreme poverty reduction.
This is a wonderful opportunity for students to do some active research into their contribution to the subject. We've put together some reactions on social media together with other resources might be handy when looking at their work in lessons.
BREAKING NEWS:
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 14, 2019
The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”#NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/SuJfPoRe2N
2019 Economic Sciences Laureate Esther Duflo, born in 1972, is the second woman and the youngest person to be awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences.#NobelFacts #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/0Ek8E7kLRh
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 14, 2019
A wonderful Nobel Prize to the founders of modern development economics.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) October 14, 2019
Between them they've each logged millions of miles, written scores of papers, trained a new generation of students, and transformed many poor communities. https://t.co/AjkU8hFmKP
Delighted to see Esther Duflo is one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel in economics. She gave the IFS 2011 annual lecture (here https://t.co/5X8Wzj1HHC)
— Paul Johnson (@PJTheEconomist) October 14, 2019
BREAKING NEWS:
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 14, 2019
The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”#NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/SuJfPoRe2N
Extremely ecstatic that Esther Duflo was one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics! Had the honor to meet her in 2015 at a conference held at @TrinityHallCamb @Cambridge_Uni. What an inspirational economist! #NobelPrizeEconomics #developmenteconomics #poverty pic.twitter.com/WdYK762J4h
— Zeina Hasna (@HasnaZeina) October 14, 2019
What are randomised control trials & what is the best way to use them to inform policy decisions? @RoyalEconSoc short film interview with new #EconomicsNobel laureate, @econfilm @econcomms @vox_dev https://t.co/PObxsUjLrB
— Romesh Vaitilingam (@econromesh) October 14, 2019
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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