Esther Duflo: Poverty Not Only Lack of Money
IMF Podcasts, November 18, 2016
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- Esther Duflo: Poverty Not Only Lack of Money
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 18, 2016
Main messages
- Esther Duflo argued that all economic and social dimensions of poverty must be considered in order to effectively address the problem.
- Duflo co-founded The Poverty Lab to find innovative approaches to poverty alleviation.
- Duflo presented the 2016 Richard Goode lecture at the IMF earlier in November 2016.
Speaker and credentials
- Esther Duflo, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Publication and timing
- Publication date: November 18, 2016.
- Event referenced: 2016 Richard Goode lecture at the IMF (presented earlier in November 2016).
Podcast production credits
- Behind the mic: Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund. Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program and is described as an award-winning audio producer and journalist who has covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters from all corners of the world.
- Additional production: Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer.