Esther Duflo second woman in history to be part of team to win Nobel economics prize
Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer won the 2019 prize for their work in fighting poverty, which has helped millions of children globally
14 October 2019 - 15:39
Stockholm — US-based economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work in fighting poverty, which has helped millions of children around the world.
French-American Duflo becomes only the second female economics winner in the prize's 50-year history, as well as the youngest at 46. She shared the award equally with Indian-born American Banerjee and Kremer, also of the US...
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