Nobel Economists Duflo and Banerjee Transition to Zurich for New Development Center

Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel laureates in economics, are transitioning to the University of Zurich to establish a new center focused on development economics, addressing global poverty issues.

• Starting July next year, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join the University of Zurich to lead initiatives in development economics.
• The couple, who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, currently work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, contributing significantly to poverty research.
• The establishment of this center at the University of Zurich aims to enhance understanding and solutions for global poverty challenges through rigorous economic analysis.