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critical economic
problems is perhaps the greatest challenge of our time. Much greater 
than space
travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what
 is at
stake is the whole idea of the good life as we know it. Immigration and
inequality, globalization and technological disruption, slowing growth, 
and
accelerating climate change--these are sources of great anxiety across 
the
world, from New Delhi and Dakar to Paris and Washington, DC. The 
resources to
address these challenges are there--what we lack are ideas that will 
help us
jump the wall of disagreement and distrust that divides us. If we 
succeed,
history will remember our era with gratitude; if we fail, the potential 
losses
are incalculable. In this revolutionary book, renowned MIT economists 
Abhijit
V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo take on this challenge, building on 
cutting-edge
research in economics explained with lucidity and grace. Original, 
provocative,
and urgent, Good Economics for Hard Times makes a persuasive case for 
intelligent interventionism and a society built on compassion and 
respect and shows how economics, when done right, can help us solve the 
thorniest social and
political problems of the day. It is an extraordinary achievement, one 
that
shines a light to help us appreciate and understand our precariously 
balanced
world.</span></p>

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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">About
the Author</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Sitka Heading&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">Abhijit
Vinayak Banerjee</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:&quot;Sitka Heading&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"> was born on February 21, 1961, in Mumbai,
India. He is an Indian economist. He is currently the Ford Foundation International
Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was
awarded the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his experimental
approach to alleviating global poverty. He is also the recipient of the
inaugural Infosys Prize in the category of Social Sciences (Economics).</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Sitka Heading&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">Esther
Duflo</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:
&quot;Sitka Heading&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"> was born on 25 November 1972 in Paris, France. She is a
French economist and the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics winner.</span><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
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