Abhijit Banerjee

Banerjee teaches economics at MIT and co-created of MIT’s Micromasters in Data and Economics for Development Policy

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‘Huge numbers may be pushed into dire poverty or starvation…we need to secure them’Subscriber Only

April 16,2020 04:59:00 AM

Amartya Sen, Raghuram Rajan, Abhijit Banerjee write: The unexpected loss of income and savings can have serious consequences, even if the meals are secured for now: farmers need money to buy seeds and fertilizer for the next planting season; shopkeepers need to decide how they will fill their shelves again

Fri, Apr 17, 2020

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A prescription for action: Nine steps after the next 21 daysSubscriber Only

March 29,2020 04:13:18 AM

Even if lockdown flattens the curve, COVID-19 will spread. Looking at migrants on the road, let’s expect a mess — and plan for it, write Nobel Laureate economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo

Sun, Mar 29, 2020

CAA, NRC introduce meddlesome officialdom into a question as fundamental as citizenshipSubscriber Only

January 01,2020 00:12:17 AM

CAA and NRC introduce a meddlesome officialdom into a question as fundamental as citizenship. Why not open our doors to all who sign up in our national mission of being democratic, open, tolerant and inclusive?

Wed, Jan 01, 2020

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The Learning State: How information becomes insightSubscriber Only

March 18,2019 02:36:14 AM

Knowledge is not gathering mounds of information. It is processing that information and translating it into useable propositions that makes people and organisations learners. Two top development economists show the path to a genuine learning state.

Mon, Mar 18, 2019