They are considered to be instrumental in using randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to test the effectiveness of various policy interventions to alleviate poverty. Prabir Purkayastha talks to Pragya Singh about the importance of the Nobel Prize and more.
What does Abhijit Banerjee’s Nobel imply?
Abhijit Banerjee, along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, won the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on finding new ways to tackle poverty.
