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Updated October 14th, 2019 at 23:06 IST

Esther Duflo makes 'gram of radium' ode to Marie Curie on Nobel win

Esther Duflo is the youngest person and the second woman to win a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2019 along with Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer.

Reported by: Aanchal Nigam
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Esther Duflo is the youngest person and the second woman to win a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2019, along with husband Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer. When asked what she would do with the winnings of the prize, Duflo recalled how as a child she used to read stories about Marie Curie who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and is the only woman to win it twice. Curie used her winnings to buy a gram of the element of radium, so Duflo said the trio will figure out what their 'gram of radium' is.

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Woman can succeed

The Swedish Academy awarded Banerjee, Duflo, and Kremer for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. The 46-year-old Duflo, who was born in Paris, also said that receiving the prize has been “incredibly humbling”. The youngest Nobel Laureate further believes the award committee showed that it is possible for a woman to succeed and be acknowledged for her success. Duflo hopes to inspire other women to continue their hard work and other men to give them the respect that they deserve “like every single human being”.

About Esther Duflo

Esther Duflo, is a French American economist, Co-Founder and Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Presently, Duflo is the Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 46-year-old is an NBER Research Associate who serves on the board of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) and is Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research's development economics program.  Her entire research focuses on issues related to microeconomics like household behaviour. 

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(With AP inputs)

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Published October 14th, 2019 at 20:37 IST

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