Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee received the 2019 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Abhijit Banerjee [1]
- Full name
- Abhijit Banerjee [2]
- Birth date
- 1961-02-21 [2]
- Birthplace
- Mumbai, India [2]
- Education
- South Point School; Harvard University; University of Calcutta; Jawaharlal Nehru University; Presidency University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2019 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty [2]
- Prize share
- 1/3 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Harvard University (1992–1993); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1993–end not recorded); Princeton University (1988–1992) [3]
Research, education and career background
Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee (Bengali pronunciation: [obʱid͡ʒit̪ binae̯ɔk bɔnd̪opad̪ʱːae̯]; born 21 February 1961) is an Indian American economist who is currently the Lemann Foundation Professor in Economics at the University of Zurich (UZH). He is co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), an MIT based global research center promoting the use of scientific evidence to inform poverty alleviation strategies. In 2019, Banerjee shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." He and Esther Duflo are married, and became the sixth married couple to jointly win a Nobel or Nobel Memorial Prize on economic sciences. [4]
Banerjee's academic appointments include being a fellow of the Econometric Society, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1994, he received a Sloan Research Fellowship, awarded annually to early career researchers with the "potential to revolutionize their fields." According to Research Papers in Economics, Banerjee is among the most productive development economists in the world, ranking in the top 75 researchers by total research output. [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2019 and lists Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Birth date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
Education period at University of Calcutta ended (background record). [3]
Education period at Jawaharlal Nehru University ended (background record). [3]
Education period at Harvard University ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Princeton University began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Harvard University began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Princeton University ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Harvard University ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology began (background record). [3]
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Abhijit Banerjee receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2019. [2]
Which institution was Abhijit Banerjee affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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