Poor Economics
| Authors | Abhijit V. Banerjee Esther Duflo |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Economics |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
Publication date | April 26, 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardback |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-58648-798-0 |
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (2011) is a non-fiction book by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, both professors of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureates. The book reports on the effectiveness of solutions to global poverty using an evidence-based randomized control trial approach. It won the 2011 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.