Poor Economics

by Esther Duflo, Abhijit V. Banerjee

PublicAffairs · 2025 · 400 pages

Instead of grand pronouncements, Nobel laureates Duflo and Banerjee dig into the lived realities of global poverty, using rigorous fieldwork to understand the surprising choices people make. They explore why seemingly obvious solutions often fall short, revealing the complex economics of daily survival. This updated edition offers a clear-eyed, deeply human perspective for anyone seeking effective ways to address hardship worldwide.

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