Abhijit Banerjee

Abhijit Banerjee

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2019

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”

Abhijit Banerjee is an Indian-American economist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2019 for his experimental approach to alleviating global poverty, a prize he shared with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer. At the time of the award, he was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Field
Business & Economics · Development Economics
Lifespan
1961–