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Esther Duflo, a 2019 Nobel laureate in economics, is Chair of the Board of the Fund for Innovation in Development and Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT and at the Collège de France.

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  1. Throwing Good Money After Good
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    Throwing Good Money After Good

    Jun 20, 2023 Esther Duflo & Michael Kremer tout the performance of new social innovation funds they helped establish in the United States and France.

  2. The Other Side of Growth
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    The Other Side of Growth

    Dec 26, 2019 Esther Duflo & Abhijit Banerjee urge Chinese and Indian policymakers to avoid focusing only on GDP as a means of improving people's lives.

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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.
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    Will Trumponomics Bring Boom or Bust in 2025?

    Many Americans voted for Donald Trump last month in the hopes that the dealmaker-president would usher in a period of economic renewal that would lift businesses and workers alike. But the merits of Trump’s likely policies remain hotly debated, and his capriciousness only adds to the uncertainty. With his inauguration approaching fast, we asked PS commentators what they are watching for.

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    China’s Struggles with a Consumer Society

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    The modern Chinese political system emphasizes stability and control, qualities that enabled the country to become the world’s “ultimate producer.” But these qualities imply tight control over social norms and individual behavior, and they are far less applicable to official efforts to boost household consumption.

     wonders whether the country’s political system is at odds with the values underpinning affluent societies.
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    The Half Promise of Weight-Loss Drugs

    Emily Armistead warns that addressing the obesity crisis requires remaking a food system that is harming us and the planet.
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    Turning Trump’s Tariffs Into China’s Opportunity

    Keyu Jin shows how the country has been reorienting and even expanding its global economic footprint.
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    Digital Financial Inclusion Strengthens Climate Resilience

    Ellen Jackowski calls for reducing the number of unbanked people and building digital infrastructure in vulnerable communities.
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    The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law

    Takatoshi Ito argues that while markets shrugged off the recent turmoil, the episode could have long-lasting consequences.
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    Did Mexico Help Trump Get Elected?

    Jorge G. Castañeda speculates that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used migration flows to influence the US election.

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