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Esther Duflo

b. 1972

Esther Duflo (b. 1972) is a French-American economist and co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), known for pioneering the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in development economics. She won the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences alongside Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. Her work emphasizes evidence-based policy, micro-level interventions, and the importance of understanding the behavior of the poor.

Economics

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (2011)
Good Economics for Hard Times (2019)
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (2011)
The Experimental Approach to Development Economics (2004)
Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizer: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya (2011)
TED Talk: Social Experiments to Fight Poverty (2010)
Interview with The Guardian: 'We need to be humble about what we know' (2019)
Blog post on J-PAL: 'What Have We Learned About Fighting Poverty?' (2020)

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