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Abhijit Banerjee

Abhijit Banerjee

Abhijit Banerjee is Ford Foundation Professor of Economics at MIT and co-Founder and Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. He is naive enough to continue to believe in hope and reason.

Articles by Abhijit Banerjee

Foretaste: An excerpt from Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee’s new cookbook

Updated on Nov 13, 2021 11:07 IST

India’s GDP numbers are likely to be an overestimation

Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das, never one for understatements, declared “The numbers completely negate the kind of negative projections and speculations which were made about the impact of demonetisation.”

Updated on Mar 8, 2017 05:17 IST

Focus our best academic talent in a few places to promote excellence

Presidency College Kolkata. There are many more colleges, universities and institutes, which is why places like Presidency University (the erstwhile Presidency College) are now struggling to get and retain talent.

Updated on Jan 21, 2017 12:54 IST

Bad economics can bite

Nand Lal, a former soldier who missed his spot in an ATM queue in Gurgaon and became the face of the demonetisation movement. The negative effects of demonetisation are much bigger than the 0.5% that is being talked about.

Updated on Dec 22, 2016 02:22 IST

We need a leader, not just a glorified manager

Leadership is about ideas and dreams, making us understand why an issue deserves our attention, scolding us when we are insufficient, inspiring us to aim higher .

Updated on Nov 22, 2016 19:48 IST

Even if Trump loses, the anger that brought him to the fore will remain

Members of Zombies for Trump at a campaign event for US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Michigan, October 31

Updated on Nov 3, 2016 17:12 IST

Let us face it, we overplayed our hand

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Updated on Oct 12, 2016 05:12 IST

India needs help of Kashmiris to offset Pakistan’s dirty cross-border games

Soldiers patrol near the Line of Control in Pallanwal sector, about 75 kilometers from Jammu, October 4

Updated on Oct 11, 2016 14:49 IST

Don’t blame it on our genes

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Updated on Sep 1, 2016 05:30 IST

Little to cheer: One Olympic medal for every 60 crore Indians

We all want to be Tendulkar and have our politely smiling faces plastered across the country and don’t really give ourselves a shot at being good at anything else.

Updated on Aug 31, 2016 19:48 IST

Brexit: If democracy has to survive, the elites have to regain their credibility

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to the press in front of 10 Downing Street, London, June 24, 2016

Updated on Jun 24, 2016 16:45 IST

We need to make our sports talent truly world class

Had Bangladesh only managed to contain their excitement for another three balls, they would have won their match against India on March 23. And next time or the time after that, they will

Updated on Apr 17, 2016 09:18 IST

We need thinking spaces like JNU and the govt must stay out of it

JNU students protest against the arrest of students at the JNU campus on Tuesday.

Updated on Feb 16, 2016 18:00 IST

Not just odd-even plan, a combination of incentives, subsidies needed

A combination of incentives and subsidies to speed up the transition to engines using ultra low sulphur fuels is worth thinking about.

Updated on Dec 29, 2015 12:28 IST

Intimidation, imitation, economics: Why youth are taking to terror

While there are people who take to violence only because they feel a threat to their religion, for many of those involved the possibility of violence is exciting and a big part of the attraction, just as it is for the drug dealers and the political hoodlums, writes Abhijit Banerjee.

Updated on Nov 24, 2015 19:20 IST

Peace-loving people need to break silence on growing intolerance

Offering a voice to someone from the other side, even if it is someone you potentially disagree with, has become tantamount to sponsoring his views. Sudheendra Kulkarni, a long-term BJP supporter, is now a ‘Pakistani agent’.

Updated on Oct 17, 2015 06:17 IST

Police reform a must to stop State from misusing power

Updated on Sep 22, 2015 18:07 IST

Colleges, univs should be exciting places to teach, be taught

Updated on Jul 23, 2015 02:29 IST

Selling insurance to poor in India demands imaginative solutions

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Updated on Jun 3, 2015 20:19 IST

Sanitation drive: Bring it all in from the open

Updated on Apr 27, 2015 20:37 IST

Land acquisition: First, sow the seeds of security among farmers

Updated on Mar 26, 2015 17:31 IST

Delhi polls: When it comes to funding, keep it white and keep it right

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Updated on Feb 3, 2015 20:48 IST

Food for thought: Parties should reward their foot soldiers amply

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Updated on Jan 2, 2015 05:47 IST

What's the plan for MNREGA? Modi has to explain

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Updated on Nov 27, 2014 03:56 IST

No job is 'low' - be it desk or labour

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Updated on Oct 27, 2014 17:32 IST

India's self-righteous policies aren't helping the poor

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Updated on Oct 2, 2014 08:37 IST

The new plan body must have a certain oomph

Updated on Aug 19, 2014 17:39 IST

The centre may not hold: how public rage may hurt India

Updated on Jul 2, 2014 03:35 IST

Narendra Modi has to be most decisive at first

Updated on May 26, 2014 17:35 IST

Why BJP's plan of full reforms is easier said than done

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Updated on Apr 23, 2014 06:01 IST

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