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Abhijit Banerjee is the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a focus on Development Economics, Macroeconomics, and Political Economy. He co-founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and chairs the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel.
- Education: PhD in Economics from Harvard University
His research explores poverty, inequality, and policy effectiveness through randomized controlled trials. Key themes include:
- Development Economics: Multi-faceted poverty programs, microfinance impacts, and universal basic income.
- Public Health: Social learning in health campaigns, mental health in LMICs, and pandemic behavioral interventions.
- Political Economy: Elite capture in welfare programs, information-driven political accountability, and institutional reforms.
Recent work analyzes social media's role in health messaging, labor supply responses to income changes, and network dynamics under formal credit exposure. His Nobel Prize (2019), National Academy of Sciences (2020), and Infosys Award (2009) highlight his contributions.
Grants include the Making the Dynamics of Social Learning Visible project and COVID-19 Information Campaigns initiative. He advocates for behavioral economics in policy design and randomized evaluations to bridge theory-practice gaps.
