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Abhijit V. Banerjee

(1961) Economist

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Abhijit V. Banerjee is an economist.

Quick Facts About Abhijit V. Banerjee

Born: February 21, 1961
Profession: Economist

About Abhijit V. Banerjee

[Wikidata] Indian American economist... | [Wikipedia] Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee is an Indian American economist who is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), an MIT based global research center

Quotes by Abhijit V. Banerjee

“We must arm ourselves with patience and wisdom and listen to the poor what they want. This is the best way to…

Abhijit V. Banerjee

Chocolat

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“For each successful entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley or elsewhere, many have had to fail.”

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Business

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“The point is simple: talking about the problems of the world without talking about some accessible solutions is the way to paralysis…

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“But then it is easy, too easy, to sermonize about the dangers of paternalism and the need to take responsibility for our…

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Paternalism

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“Awareness of our problems thus does not necessarily mean that they get solved. It may just mean that we are able to…

Abhijit V. Banerjee

Knowledge

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“It might therefore be better for the decentralization to be designed by a centralized authority, with the interest of the less advantaged…

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Mind power

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