Abhijit Banerjee

We will remember UPA 2, if at all, it seems, as that period when things went mysteriously wrong - for the bribe-taking,…

— Abhijit Banerjee

The problem of getting from home to the metro, BRT or bus stop makes many people take their cars to work. Why…

— Abhijit Banerjee

In the development business doing something for both women and the environment is the equivalent of holding a royal flush in poker.

— Abhijit Banerjee

One big mistake that we made in Delhi is that we made it a low-rise city which means that rich people have…

— Abhijit Banerjee

Celebrate the excitement of trying build something new and wonderful.

— Abhijit Banerjee

One advantage of not being in power is that we can dream of reshaping the world exactly as we please.

— Abhijit Banerjee

I have always found it difficult to wrap my head around population policies.

— Abhijit Banerjee

If democracy as we know it has to survive the elites have to regain their credibility. And they have to start by…

— Abhijit Banerjee

Even Milton Friedman - doyen of radical free market thought - was willing to consider some government intervention into primary education on…

— Abhijit Banerjee

I was very lucky to be born into a very academic family. I was well-read, well-trained in mathematics. I had lots of…

— Abhijit Banerjee

It is possible that Modi sees his life as evidence that hard physical work can triumph over every disadvantage, but if so,…

— Abhijit Banerjee

Insurance is important for protecting the health of people and Ujjwala is quite useful to low-income women.

— Abhijit Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi, the ultimate didi and dada of Indian politics, should really commiserate.

— Abhijit Banerjee

Celebrate creativity and confidence in the face of adversity.

— Abhijit Banerjee

Anyone who has a child knows the importance of not over-playing your hand. He was up all night playing some game on…

— Abhijit Banerjee

You don't boost growth by cutting taxes, you do that by giving money to people.

— Abhijit Banerjee

Public conversations about who we are and who we want to be are key to the vitality of our democracy, and leaders…

— Abhijit Banerjee

Partly, identity politics is a result of economic failure.

— Abhijit Banerjee

I mean, I think it's a two-way relationship: I think you should not have too much faith in your own rationality. You…

— Abhijit Banerjee

The BJP must nurture the institutions that put credible checks and balances in place.

— Abhijit Banerjee

We need to learn to work with political systems that are not perfect instead of taking the view: let's first fix the…

— Abhijit Banerjee

When I was a graduate student, I actually took a course in development economics and I thought it was the most boring…

— Abhijit Banerjee

Jawaharlal Nehru did a huge amount for education in India.

— Abhijit Banerjee

If PM-Kisan is implemented well, it will leave some money in the hands of poor farmers.

— Abhijit Banerjee

I think when I say my county, it is always India.

— Abhijit Banerjee