Abhijit Banerjee instead emphasised on the need to have a well-oiled machinery to provide relief to the distressed and said that waivers are not very efficient

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Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee, along with wife Esther Duflo, received the Nobel Prize in economics in Sweden along with a colleague Michael Kremer. The trio was awarded honour for their research on the root cause of poverty.At the ceremony, Abhijit Banerjee was seen in a black bandhgala and off-white dhoti while Duflo was seen in a handloom saree. Their friend and fellow Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer sported a black suit. The three economists were awarded medals at the ceremony and will also share the prize money of nine million Swedish krona (Rs 6.7 crore) among themselves. Banerjee, who was born in Mumbai, is the second Indian-origin economist after Amartya Sen to win the Nobel Prize in economics. Banerjee is also an alumnus of Kolkata's Presidency College alumni like Amartya Sen. Abhijit Banerjee and wife Esther Duflo are professors of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) while Kremer is a professor of economics at Harvard University.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded Banerjee, his wife Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty

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Elaborating on changes required, he said, \"We should seriously think of reducing equity share of government in public sector banks below 50 per cent so that the Central Vigilance Commission does not regulate (PSU banks)\".

Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee says PM Modi explained to him how he's trying to bring reforms in the bureaucracy to make it more responsive

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee is in India to promote his book 'Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems', co-written with fellow Nobel laureate and wife Esther Duflo.

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Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, who has won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize, shares his views on Modi government, poverty, its psychological impact and taxing the rich. Watch the video here.

Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, who jointly won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize with his wife Esther Duflo and Harvard's Michael Kremer said that the Indian economy was  \"doing very bad\", while addressing a press conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after winning the prize. Watch the video here.

In an interview with Rajdeep Sardesai of IndiaToday TV, Banerjee elaborated on how his younger years shaped a lot of his belief and eventually led him into his detailed research on poverty.

The document boasts his impeccable academic records, key positions at Harvard, Princeton universities and several articles, as well as his books. The CV can be accessed on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) website.

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee was born in Mumbai and attended South Point School and Presidency College, Calcutta, where he completed his BS degree in economics in 1981

Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee says \"I think the government had the right idea and we should move towards a more generous welfare state funded by higher taxes on the rich\"