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  "title": "2nd Annual Richard Goode Lecture - Esther Duflo: “The Economist as Plumber: Laying the Pipes, Fixing the Leaks”",
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      "content": "- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold its second annual Richard Goode Lecture at its headquarters in Washington, DC on November 8, 2016.\n- The Richard Goode Lecture is an annual event to anticipate and discuss policy issues and debates.\n- The event is hosted by the Fiscal Affairs Department and convenes policy makers, academics, and representatives from international organizations.\n- The theme of the seminar is “The Economist as Plumber: Laying the Pipes, Fixing the Leaks,” presented by Professor Esther Duflo.\n- Following the presentation, Esther Duflo and Managing Director Christine Lagarde will discuss the topic.\n- The lecture is by invitation only; invited attendees are required to present photo identification when entering the IMF at 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C."
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      "heading": "Speaker and presentation",
      "content": "- Presenter: Professor Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).\n- Title/affiliation: Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, Department of Economics, MIT.\n- Role: Co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).\n- Research focus: understanding the economic lives of the poor to help design and evaluate social policies.\n- Research areas cited: health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance.\n- Presentation title: \"The Economist as Plumber: Laying the Pipes, Fixing the Leaks\".\n- Format: Presentation followed by a conversation with Christine Lagarde and audience Q&A."
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      "content": "- 10:00-10:10 a.m. — Welcome Remarks by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF\n- 10:10–10:55 a.m. — Presentation: \"The Economist as Plumber: Laying the Pipes, Fixing the Leaks\"; Professor Esther Duflo, MIT; Presentation\n- 10:55–11:10 a.m. — Conversation between Christine Lagarde and Esther Duflo\n- 11:10 – 11:30 a.m. — Audience Q&A"
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    "The theme of the seminar is “The Economist as Plumber: Laying the Pipes, Fixing the Leaks,” presented by Professor Esther Duflo.",
    "Following the presentation, Esther Duflo and Managing Director Christine Lagarde will discuss the topic.",
    "The lecture is by invitation only; invited attendees are required to present photo identification when entering the IMF at 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.",
    "Presenter: Professor Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).",
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    "Role: Co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).",
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    "10:55–11:10 a.m. — Conversation between Christine Lagarde and Esther Duflo",
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