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Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 10 — Is It Possible to Deliver Quality Education to the Poor…
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Is it possible to Deliver Quality Education to the Poor: The Pratham-JPAL Partnership. Prof. Esther Duflo's lecture discusses various experiments and interventions in education, specifically in India. The work of the ...
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 19 — The Promise and Perils of Microfinance
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Prof. Abhijit Banerjee discusses the topic of pros and cons of microfinance for the poor. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 12 — (Somewhat) Un-Orthodox Findings on the Family
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Prof. Esther Duflo discusses what drives fertility decisions. Topics include family planning, population growth, quality-quantity trade off, and China's one-child policy, among other topics. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 02 — What is a Poverty Trap?
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Prof. Esther Duflo provides an introduction to the idea of poverty traps. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 20 — Savings Part 1
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Prof. Abhijit Banerjee covers the realities of saving and borrowing for the world's poor. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 05 — Is There a Nutrition-Based Poverty Trap?
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In this lecture, Prof. Esther Duflo covers malnutriton and the nutrition-based poverty trap, including the relationship between productivity and nutrition. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 25 — Policies, Politics: Can Evidence Play a Role… Part 2
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Policies, Politics: Can Evidence Play a Role in the Fight Against Poverty? (Part 2). Professor Abhijit Banerjee discusses the impact of political economics on the world's poor. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 17 — The (Not So Simple) Economics of Lending to the Poor
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Prof. Esther Duflo covers credit and lending to the world's poor. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 16 — Insurance
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Prof. Abhijit Banerjee's lecture covers risk and insurance for the world's poor. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 14 — Gender Discrimination
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Prof. Abhijit Banerjee covers gender discrimination and uneven gender ratios in various countries, including India. Recorded 2011.
