About Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee is an Indian‑American economist who serves as the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co‑founded and co‑directs the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, known as J‑PAL, an MIT‑based global research center that studies ways to reduce poverty. His work focuses on applying economic research to real‑world problems.
