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The Supply Demand Wars in Education Policy – Part 2

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 06, 20112 mins

[Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a series of six excerpts from Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s Poor Economics, specifically from chapter 4 (on education policy) – Top of the Class. Part…

Supply-Demand Wars in Education Policy – Part 1

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 02, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: The best non-fiction book I ever borrowed used to be Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel. That distinction is in real danger of being usurped by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s…

Health Insights from Banerjee Duflo's Poor Economics

Vishy KurugantiAugust 03, 20113 mins

Joe Madiath, Founder of Gram Vikas (Pic: courtesy socialprotectioncommunity.in) This is Part 3 of our series of insights from Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s Poor Economics – culled from Chapter…

Teaser on Banerjee-Duflo's Poor Economics

Vishy KurugantiJuly 07, 20113 mins

I cannot recall the last time I looked forward so much to reading a book on economics. But after reading the reviews of Poor Economics (by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo) and hearing from friends…

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