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Prof. Esther Duflo

Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics

Director, J-PAL Global

Primary DLC

Department of Economics

MIT Room: E52-544

(617) 258-7013

eduflo@mit.edu

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Human Resources in Developing Countries
Educational Choice
Returns to Education in Indonesia
Nutrition in South Africa
Industrial Organization in Developing Countries
Reputation Effects
Credit Constraints

Projects

August 27, 2015

Department of Economics

Returns to Secondar ySchooling in Ghana

Principal Investigator Esther Duflo

August 27, 2015

Department of Economics

The Role of Information and Social Learning on Risky Sexula Behavior in Cameroon

Principal Investigator Esther Duflo

December 16, 2011

Department of Economics

Maternal and Child Hearly in Poor Countries: Evidence from Randomized Evaluations

Principal Investigator Esther Duflo

January 15, 2008

Department of Economics

Development Economics (Courses of Study)

Principal Investigator Esther Duflo

January 15, 2008

Department of Economics

Building Dams: Who Wins and Who Loses

Principal Investigator Esther Duflo

Books

Publication date: April 22, 2011

Books

Prof. Abhijit Banerjee, Prof. Esther Duflo

Poor Economics : A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Prof. Esther Duflo

Primary DLC

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Recent Work

Returns to Secondar ySchooling in Ghana

The Role of Information and Social Learning on Risky Sexula Behavior in Cameroon

Maternal and Child Hearly in Poor Countries: Evidence from Randomized Evaluations

Development Economics (Courses of Study)

Building Dams: Who Wins and Who Loses

Poor Economics : A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

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