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Economics Nobel goes to poverty-fighting science

Three scientists share the award for developing real-world interventions

Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee

Economists Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee (from left) have won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on fighting poverty.

Left: Tony Rinaldo; Others: Courtesy of MIT Dept. of Economics

By Bruce Bower

- More than 2 years ago

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A scientific approach to reducing poverty’s many harmful effects via field experiments in schools and other real-world settings has won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.