Abhijit Banerjee is the kind of economist who refuses to glorify his profession, even though he’s partially responsible for a massive shift in how economists approach and use data, has published ...

The research led by Nobel laureate economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo has challenged the assumption in learning psychology that arithmetic skills can transfer naturally between practical and ...

Professor Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation ...

This stark contradiction is just one of the many themes explored by economist and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee in his latest book, Chhaunk: On Food, Economics, and Society. In a conversation at ...

Jaipur: When an economist of Abhijit Banerjee's repute talks about food, there is food for thought for everybody, gastronomists, et al. Speaking about how big fat weddings influence the common man ...

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, where he received his doctorate in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation ...

Economist Abhijit Banerjee on why he reads and writes cookbooks, his new book at the intersection of food and economics, democratizing the social sciences, and presenting new Indian flavour ideas ...

Narendra Modi: Prime Minister Modi ... seeking a second term from the seat. Banerjee is pitted against CPI(M) candidate Pratikur Rahaman and BJP's Abhijit Das. 9. Akhilesh Yadav: Former Uttar ...

Economist Abhijit Banerjee became the sixth Nobel Laureate from Kolkata. Rabindranath Tagore, Amartya Sen, Mother Teresa, CV Raman and Ronald Ross are the others from Kolkata or have a connection ...

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, speaking at the Bangalore Literature Festival, critiqued the modern food landscape, arguing that convenience is driving down culinary standards. He lamented the ...