And it’s this quality of humility and courage, espoused throughout their writing, that inspires confidence and curiosity in what they hae to say about other, potentially more important, issues.Įach chapter of the book tackles a big question of global relevance – many of which the reader has likely pondered or even debated over the dinner table. But in their latest book, Good Economics for Hard Times, Nobel Prize-winning economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit V. It’s rare for economists to highlight how little is known about which policies and institutions fuel economic growth and prosperity. Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems. If you would like to contribute to the series, please contact the managing editor of LSE Review of Books, Dr Rosemary Deller, at may like to watch a video of the authors speaking at an LSE event recorded on 17 June 2020. This review originally appeared on LSE Review of Books. With a focus on alleviating inequality and poverty, Banerjee and Duflo’s book clears a path for more interdisciplinary work centred on improving citizens’ wellbeing and protecting human dignity, writes Shruti Patel. Banerjee and Esther Duflo carefully lay out evidence to provide a grounded approach to tackling today’s most pressing global problems. In Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems, Nobel-Prize winning economists Abhijit V.
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