Hi

This is definitely big news. They've had such an impact on international development and poverty elimination.

However, the use of randomized controlled trials that they have encouraged is not without criticism. The following are some of the critiques of the RCT approach: https://twitter.com/ingridharvold/status/1183722222118166529?s=20. 

I would definitely encourage a reading of : http://www.ras.org.in/randomise_this_on_poor_economics

Look forward to discussing this more with all of you.

Best

On Mon, 14 Oct 2019 at 17:40, Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque@cs.toronto.edu> wrote:

Very good idea. We can book a time after CSCW for reading their work. 

Best Regards,

Ishtiaque

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On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 5:35 PM Maryam Mokhberi <maryam@cs.toronto.edu> wrote:

Hi Ishtiaque,

I also found it very interesting and I was wondering we allocate one of our group meetings to delve more into Banerjee's work! 

On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 5:26 PM Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque@cs.toronto.edu> wrote:

Dear Group,

This year's Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, who are famous for their work in poverty alleviation. Of them, Abhijit and Esther co-authored a book called "Poor Economics" which is very famous in our field. 

See more here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/14/business/nobel-prize-economics/index.html 

This news is very inspiring for our field. I am also very happy personally because Abhijit is also a Bengali. :-) 

Best Regards,

Ishtiaque

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University of Toronto, ON, CA

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