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Middle ground between the supply-wallahs and demand-wallahs

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 07, 20112 mins

[Editor’s Note: This post is the third 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…

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…

For the poor, what could possibly be more important than food?

Vishy KurugantiJuly 14, 20112 mins

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s book Poor Economics continues to live up to its promise. If you’ve missed it, here’s the teaser excerpts I captured last week. I’ve been tweeting insights from the…

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…

The various connotations and implications of BOP (Bottom of Pyramid)

Vishy KurugantiMarch 31, 20113 mins

Pic: courtesy borderbuster.blogspot.com India has a formidable chunk of its population at the Bottom of Pyramid (BOP), the poorest socio-economic group. Ever since BoP was defined by Professors C.K…

Escaping Poverty and Becoming Poor: Who Gains, Who Loses, and Why?

Vishy KurugantiMarch 19, 20115 mins

As I researched the back story on Babajob, I learned that the main inspiration for Sean Blagsvedt (Babajob CEO) was a Duke University research study. The study [Escaping Poverty and Becoming Poor: Who…

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