Poverty Action Lab in the News

Newest in the Story of Developmental Economics
March 7, 2010 - livemint.com

A "Rising Star" in Economics
March 2, 2010 - Global Envision

Keep testing the kids
February 20, 2010 - Indian Express

After Hours #39: Evaluating the Impact of Microfinance
February 16, 2010 - microLinks

Not air-conditioned
February 12, 2010 - Hindustan Times

Ten big ideas from TED
February 12, 2010 - CNN Opinion

Thought experiments at TED
February 10, 2010 - Business Week

Democracy put to the test
February 8, 2010 - MIT News

"Le Développement humain" et "La Politique de l'autonomie", d'Esther Duflo
January 19, 2010 - Le Monde

Economy and issue poverty
January 15, 2010 - France 24

The Underlying Tragedy
January 14, 2010 - The New York Times

Hillary Clinton on Development Issues
January 6, 2010 - The New York Times

Podcast: When Science And Corruption Meet
January 6, 2010 - NPR

Remarks on Development in the 21st Century
January 6, 2010 - U.S. Department of State

Infosys fetes five leading minds with science honour
January 4, 2010 - Daily Times India

Poverty's Researcher
January 1, 2010 - Technology Review

2009

How to combat the natural tendency to procrastinate
December 30, 2009 - The Economist

Sparking a Savings Revolution
December 30, 2009 - The New York Times

The Role of Microfinance
December 28, 2009 - The New York Times

As Microfinance Grows in India, So Do Its Rivals
December 15, 2009 - The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps microfinance isn’t such a big deal after all
December 5, 2009 - Financial Times

Initiative targets poor farmers in Africa
December 1, 2009 - MIT News

The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers
December 1, 2009 - Foreign Policy

Which Poverty-Fighting Policies Work? J-PAL Has the Answer
December 1, 2009 - Fast Company

The Infosys Prize in Social Sciences
December 1, 2009 - Infosys

Economist Banerjee, historian Upinder Singh get Infosys Prize 2009
November 30, 2009 - NetIndia

The game changer
November 24, 2009 - Hindustan Times

The Loan Ranger
November 24, 2009 - Forbes India

How Can We Help the World’s Poor?
November 20, 2009 - The New York Times

The true potential of UID
November 10, 2009 - Hindustan Times

A Jewish Mother in Your Cell Phone
November 10, 2009 - Slate

Why poor need Unique ID
November 9, 2009 - Hindustan Times

Mutige Experimente gegen die Armut
November 9, 2009 - Handelsblatt

Data points of light
November 2, 2009 - MIT News

Esther Duflo: Ending Poverty
October 26, 2009 - Pop! Tech

Idle worshippers
October 14, 2009 - Hindustan Times

Development: Meeting MDGs "Not Rocket Science"
October 13, 2009 - IPS News

Deworm the World and Partners Reach 20 Million School Age Children in 2009
October 8, 2009 - PR Newswire

Water Technologies
October 1, 2009 - Boston Review

A doctored service
September 24, 2009 - Hindustan Times

J-PAL Latin America opens September 28th
September 24, 2009 - Merco Press.

PM’s article on universal healthcare
September 23, 2009 - The official site of the Prime Minister’s Office

Esther Duflo wins MacArthur Fellowship Award
September 22, 2009 - MIT news

Four From Mass. Win 2009 ‘Genius’ Awards
September 22, 2009 - NPR

Small change
September 20, 2009 - The Boston Globe

Young Global Leaders' deworming programme reaches million of children
September 1, 2009 - World Economic Forum Newsletter

Recent developments in the impact and mechanisms of microfinance
September 1, 2009 - Private Sector & Development

Small is smart
August 24, 2009 - Financial Express

Computer Error?
August 20, 2009 - Miller-McCune

The Women's Crusade
August 17, 2009 - The New York Times

A job half done
August 13, 2009 - Hindustan Times

Scientific approach to fighting poverty
August 10, 2009 - The Hindu Business Line

A partial marvel
July 16, 2009 - The Economist

Statistics over stories
June 29, 2009 - Indian Express

Prof. Esther Duflo Wins the Inaugural Calvó-Armengol Prize
May 20, 2009 - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics

The New Yorker Summit Video: Esther Duflo and Jeffrey Sachs
May 15, 2009 - The New Yorker

MIT alumnus gives increased support to Poverty Action Lab
May 12, 2009 - MIT News

"An Education" by Esther Duflo
May 9, 2009 - The New York Times

L’économie du développement à l’épreuve du terrain
May 5, 2009 - Idees

Esther Duflo: the new French intellectual
April 9, 2009 - Open Democracy

Kenya commits to deworm children
March 21, 2009 - Capital News

Influencing Sex, with Information
March 12, 2009 - New York Times

El MIT trae su centro de estudios contra la pobreza a Chile
March 10, 2009 - La Tercera

Nous savons prouver l'efficacite de l'aide au developpement
March 9, 2009 - Enjeux

Esther Duflo Interview
March 4, 2009 - Le Figaro

Makeover Via MIT for Indian Police
February 23, 2009 - The Washington Post

State to spend sh70m to deworm children
February 18, 2009 - The Standard

Ce mois-ci, nous avons rencontré Esther Duflo
February 11, 2009 - Rencontre

La gurú del desarrollo
February 9, 2009 - La Vanguardia

Police Performance, Community Policing, and Public Perception in Rajasthan, India
February 4, 2009 - Local media coverage in Rajasthan

J-PAL captures major new international award
January 22, 2009 - MIT News

"Se está gastando mal mucho dinero de la ayuda al desarrollo"
January 21, 2009 - El Pais.com

BBVA Foundation Award in Development Cooperation
January 20, 2009 - BBVA

CIENCIA: Premio por saber medir la ayuda
January 20, 2009 - IPS

El Laboratorio Contra la Pobreza, Premio de Cooperación de la Fundación BBVA
January 20, 2009 - El Confidential

Abhijit Banerjee: "A classe média não quer ser rica"
January 15, 2009 - Epoca

Esther Duflo, la « môme » du Collège de France
January 15, 2009 - Ouest France

Step aside, Sartre: this is the new face of French intellectualism
January 13, 2009 - The Independant

Esther Duflo hailed as France's top intellectual
January 13, 2009 - The Telegraph

Take TB Meds, Get Mobile Minutes
January 12, 2009 - Technology Review

Si la gauche veut des idées : leçon inaugurale d'Esther Duflo au Collège de France
January 8, 2009 - Blog of Ségolène Royal

We need more specialists to make schemes for poor work
January 7, 2009 - Wall Street Journal

What lessons can schools learn from streaming by ability?
January 3, 2009 - Financial Times

2008

More on salaries and NGOs
December 30, 2008 - New York Times

International bright young things
December 30, 2008 - The Economist

L'experience de terrain aleatoire
December 17, 2008 - Les nouveaux economistes

The MIT Lab Solving Foreign Aid Efficiency
December 11, 2008 - Esquire Magazine

Hajj makes Muslims more tolerant, study suggests
December 9, 2008 - CNN

Giving Schoolchildren a Chance
November 17, 2008 - Wall Street Journal

Interview: MIT Economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee
November 17, 2008 - Philanthropy Action

Freakonomics Developnomics
November 17, 2008 - New York Times

Millennium Challenge Corporation Hosts a Public Outreach Meeting
October 29, 2008 - Millennium Challenge Corporation

Clinton honors global deworming effort
September 25, 2008 - Clinton Global Initiative

Q & A with Esther Duflo of MIT’s Poverty Action Lab
September 10, 2008 - International Herald Tribune

Computers or classrooms?
July 22, 2008 - livemint.com

Will Entrepreneurs Save the World?
July 8, 2008 - U.S. News and World Report

L'accompagnement renforcé plus efficace pour les chômeurs
July 4, 2008 - Le Point

Looking for the Virtuous Cycle
June 30, 2008 - The American

Lessons from Copenhagen
June 23, 2008 - livemint.com

ALJ Poverty Action Lab Created in Europe
June 14, 2008 - Arab News

Proof that democracy works? Health Services and Community-Based Monitoring in Uganda
June 12, 2008 - Open Budgets Blog

Control freaks  
June 12, 2008 - The Economist

Is it Africa's Turn?
June 1, 2008 - Boston Review

‘The system is designed not to deliver’
May 27, 2008 - The Economic Times

India set to play a bigger role in developmental issues
May 22, 2008 - The Economic Times

Half of India’s kids will grow up stunted, says top economist
May 21, 2008 - livemint.com

The Top 100 Public Intellectuals
April 28, 2008 - Foreign Policy

The Pilgrim's Progressiveness
April 25, 2008 - slate.com

Numbers that can change the world
April 14, 2008 - The Boston Globe

Wirtschaftswissenschaft im Dienste der Armen  
March 13, 2008 - Neue Zuercher Zeitung

Shining light on a neglected disease
March 4, 2008 - The Chicago Tribune

Questioning a Popular Approach to Lasting Development
March 2, 2008 - Voice of America News

The Wisest Investment We Can Make: Using Schools to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
February 21, 2008 - Center for Global Development

Making Economics Relevant Again
February 20, 2008 - New York Times

When Women Rule
February 10, 2008 - The New York Times

The in-betweeners
January 31, 2008 - The Economist

Cherie Blair wants to kill the world's intestinal worms
January 25, 2008 - Time in partnership with CNN

Jeff Sachs vindicated
January 15, 2008 - Dani Rodrick's blog, Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School

In India, Women Leaders Have a Legacy
January 11, 2008 - NPR- The Bryant Park Project

Measuring the effectiveness of foreign aid
January 5, 2008 - Slate

Ciencia contra la pobreza
January 3, 2008 - El Pais.com - ciencia blog

Charity vs. Capitalism in Africa
January 2, 2008 - Business Week

2007

ALJ Body Intensifies Efforts to Fight Global Poverty
December 11, 2007 - Arab News

Harnessing Ideas to Idealism
December 7, 2007 - International Monetary Fund

Dean Karlan, J-PAL affiliate, wins highest U.S. award for young researcher
November 14, 2007 - Press Media Wire

A handout, not a hand up  
November 11, 2007 - The Boston Globe

J-PAL course in Nigeria promotes science-based approach in poverty fight
November 7, 2007 - MIT Tech Talk

Mrs Blair features J-PAL's study in her Women’s Human Rights in the 21st Century speech
October 31, 2007 - BBC Today-Chatham House Lecture: Women’s Human Rights in the 21st Century

Field trials aim to tackle poverty
October 22, 2007 - Nature

Beware of Bad Microcredit
September 30, 2007 - Harvard Business Review

India is the most facinating place in the world to work in
September 13, 2007 - Rediff News

Doing It Themselves
August 20, 2007 - Newsweek

Don't Get Caught in the 'Evaluation Gap'
August 19, 2007 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Launch of J-PAL South Asia at IFMR
July 14, 2007 - Press coverage

Attack the Worms
July 2, 2007 - The New York Times

New prescription for poverty
June 19, 2007 - The World

Antidotes to Poverty
June 14, 2007 - livemint.com

Undercover Economist: Arrested development
June 8, 2007 - Financial Times

L'economista che vuole battere la miseria  
June 4, 2007 - l'Adige

Esther Duflo: Fighting Poverty Efficiently
May 24, 2007 - Forbes

Helping the World's Poor
May 7, 2007 - Spectrum

Fund What Works
May 1, 2007 - Foreign Policy

Another day, another $1.08
April 26, 2007 - The Economist

The pretence of knowledge
April 25, 2007 - livemint.com

Solutions for the World’s Ills
April 24, 2007 - Wall Street Journal

Should Clean Water Have a Price?
April 16, 2007 - Forbes.com

Inside the Machine: Toward a new development economics
April 1, 2007 - Boston Review

Joint int'l graft research sought  
March 22, 2007 - The Jakarta Post.com

The Problem of Corruption
March 1, 2007 - Boston Review

Advance Market Commitment for Vaccines To Be Announced in Rome
February 9, 2007 - Center for Global Development

2006

MIT Launches the Muhammad Yunus Innovation Challenge to Alleviate Poverty
December 7, 2006 - MIT Press Release

Microloans May Work, but There Is Dispute in India Over Who Will Make Them
August 10, 2006 - New York Times

Cheap Solutions Cut AIDS Toll for Poor Kenyan Youths
August 6, 2006 - New York Times

Making Aid Work
July 20, 2006 - Boston Review

Are Our Children Learning?  
July 13, 2006 - The Economist

Measures of Success
July 2, 2006 - Boston Globe

Bigger Matching Gifts Don't Produce More Donors
June 18, 2006 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Investing in Good Deeds Without Checking the Prospectus
June 15, 2006 - New York Times

Fighting Poverty: What Works? The Work of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT
June 10, 2006 - MIT World Video

Trial and Error  
June 6, 2006 - Forbes

A Delhi, la corruption s'offre des leçons de conduite
May 15, 2006 - Liberation

The Marketplace of Perceptions
May 1, 2006 - Harvard Magazine

Perché il dibattito politico prescinde dai dati
March 31, 2006 - Lavoce

Digging for Dirt
March 16, 2006 - The Economist

Camera Schools: The way to go
March 11, 2006 - Times of India

Rajasthan police take MIT route to improve its performance
February 15, 2006 - The Hindu

Réinventer le développement durable
February 13, 2006 - Liberation Fr

Camera & cash pill for truant tutors
January 16, 2006 - The Telegraph

2005

Bono visits J-PAL
December 18, 2005 - MIT News Office/ Time Magazine

Trials for the Poor: Rise of Randomized Trials to Study Antipoverty Programs
December 1, 2005 - Scientific American

CGD Releases Report and Requests Comments
November 1, 2005 - CGD

Muhammad Yunus founder of the microcredit movement visits PAL and MIT
September 14, 2005 - MIT News Office

Special Report: The $25 billion question - Aid to Africa  
July 2, 2005 - The Economist

H&R Blockbuster
May 17, 2005 - NY Times

Duflo Wins Award For Best Young French Economist: Le Prix 2005 du meilleur jeune economiste
May 17, 2005 - Le Monde Economie

Sugar-coating the piggy bank
May 16, 2005 - Economist

Match-Making For Savers
May 15, 2005 - Washington Post

H&R Block Proposal Could Help Unite Congress on Social Security
May 10, 2005 - Wall Street Journal

Price of Life  
May 1, 2005 - Foreign Policy

Making Aid Work  
April 1, 2005 - The New Leader

Helping The Poor: Methods That Really Work
March 20, 2005 - MIT Spectrum

Hulp is te testen, als een medicijn (Help can be tested, just like medication)  
March 15, 2005 - Volkskrant

Evaluating Aid Programs
February 1, 2005 - Technology Review

Come aiutare di più spendendo meno  
January 10, 2005 - Corriere della Sera

2004

Des remèdes pour les vaccins
December 6, 2004 - Libération

Something isn't working...
November 26, 2004 - Hindu Business Line

Les preuves par l'aide au développement
October 11, 2004 - Libération

Hilfe im Realitats-Check  
September 2, 2004 - Facts

The World Bank is finally embracing science  
August 28, 2004 - The Lancet

'Simple' projects help the poor
August 11, 2004 - BBC News Online

World Bank Challenged: Are the Poor Really Helped?
July 28, 2004 - The New York Times

Inde: sortez les sortants
June 14, 2004 - Libération

Reségrégation aux Etats-Unis
May 17, 2004 - Libération

Saving the world, precisely
April 28, 2004 - Soundings

L'Inde dans le ghetto des castes
April 19, 2004 - Libération

MIT steps in to find a doctor for this village
April 10, 2004 - Indian Express

Randomized Evaluations of Interventions in Social Science Delivery
April 1, 2004 - Development Outreach

Deserted by Doctors, India's Poor Turn to Quacks
March 25, 2004 - The New York Times

Under one roof
March 25, 2004 - The Economist

Terrorisme: violent impact sur le business
March 22, 2004 - Libération

Health checkup
March 12, 2004 - The Hindu

Poverty on a petri dish
March 11, 2004 - Indian Express

Petites filles libér(alis)ées
February 3, 2004 - Libération

Miracles and methods
February 1, 2004 - Down To Earth

L'Inde brûle de mille feux
January 26, 2004 - Libération

2003

Cash Talks
November 24, 2003 - Forbes Magazine

Assessing The Efficacy Of Aid
November 23, 2003 - The Financial Express

L'école des savoirs  
November 13, 2003 - Radio France Internationale

'Black' Names A Resume Burden?
September 29, 2003 - CBS News

People In Economics: Putting Economic Policy to the Test  
September 1, 2003 - IMF: Finance and Development

Study links extreme weather, poverty and witch killings
June 25, 2003 - UC Berkeley Media Relations

Iraq's Foreign Debt Subject of Debate  
April 18, 2003 - National Public Radio

Le défi arc-en-ciel du Kenya
January 6, 2003 - Libération

2002

Race & Jobs  
December 16, 2002 - National Public Radio

Sticks and stones can break bones, but the wrong name can make a job hard to find
December 12, 2002 - The New York Times

Small-Picture Approach to a Big Problem: Poverty
August 20, 2002 - The New York Times

Taxes make smokers happy
April 23, 2002 - CNN Money


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