“Good Economics for Hard Times” Book Launch with Esther Duflo

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Date, Location: November 25, 2019 (New York) 

Speakers: 

  • C. Cybele Raver, Deputy Provost, New York University 
  • Esther Duflo, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL); Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Editor of the American Economic Review 
  • Debraj Ray, Julius Silver Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science, and Professor of Economics, New York University; Co-Editor of the American Economic Review; Research Associate, NBER 
  • Rajeev Dehejia, Co–Director of NYU Development Research Institute; Professor of Economic and Public Service, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Director of Policy Specialization at New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service 

Overview: In Good Economics for Hard Times, renowned MIT economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Good Economics for Hard Times takes on this challenge, building on cutting-edge research in economics explained with lucidity and grace. Original, provocative, and urgent, this book makes a persuasive case for intelligent forms of intervention, based on sound research into real-life situations; and a society built on compassion and respect.  It shines a light to help us appreciate and understand our precariously balanced world. DRI hosted Esther Duflo for a conversation about this book, moderated by NYU Economics Professor Debraj Ray. 

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