Why do the poor borrow to save? Why do they miss out on freelife-saving immunizations, but pay for unnecessary drugs? In "PoorEconomics," Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two practicalvisionaries working toward ending world poverty, answer thesequestions from the ground. In a book the "Wall Street Journal"called "marvelous, rewarding," the authors tell how the stress ofliving on less than 99 cents per day encourages the poor to makequestionable decisions that feed--not fight--poverty. The result isa radical rethinking of the economics of poverty that offers aringside view of the lives of the world's poorest, and shows thatcreating a world without poverty begins with understanding thedaily decisions facing the poor.
【作者简介】
Abhijit V Banerjee was educated in Kolkata, Delhi andCambridge, Massachusetts. He is currently the Ford FoundationInternational Professor of Economics at MIT. He is the recipient ofmany honours and awards, and has been an honourary advisor to manyorganisations including the World Bank and the Government of India.Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of PovertyAlleviation and Development Economics at MIT. She studied at theEcole Normale Superieure in Paris, and at MIT, and is the recipientof several important awards including a MacArthur "Genius" award(2009) and the John Bates Clark medal awarded annually to the bestAmerican economist under 40 (2010). In 2003, Banerjee & Dufloco-founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), whichthey continue to direct.
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