Economists Abhijit Banerjee

Nobel Economics Prize: Trio awarded for work on poverty alleviation

A trio of Americans won the Nobel Economics Prize for their work in the fight against poverty, including Esther Duflo, the youngest-ever economics laureate and only the second woman to win the prize.

Bengali Nobel laureate Abhijit at a glance

Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee of the US, French-American Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer of the US win the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for their work in fighting global poverty.

Abhijit, Duflo and Kremer win 2019 Nobel economics prize

Economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer win the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for their work in fighting global poverty, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences say.