Second woman in 50 years wins Nobel prize for economics, simplifying problem of poverty

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Three US-based economists have won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work in fighting poverty that has helped millions of children around the world.

It said the results of their studies and field experiments had ranged from helping millions of Indian schoolchildren with remedial tutoring, to encouraging governments around the world to increase funding for preventative medicine.

The team have notably been associated with the 'Teaching at the right level' programme, which has helped 60 million children in India and Africa and focuses on maths and reading skills for primary school pupils. Asked whether Ms Duflo's award was an attempt to redress the gender imbalance in the prize's history, Peter Fredriksson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Economic Sciences, said it showed that women were now more present in economics.

 

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latingle This is the leading cause of poverty in OUR country. auspol injustice unemployment AWUnion unionsaustralia

a very low number of women win nobel prizes, I wonder why?

'Our goal is to make sure that the fight against poverty is based on scientific evidence'. Take note SEAsia, especially Thailand.

realDonaldTrump lookey there...where's yours again? OH, sorry ... Bahahahaha STAC

If you don't have children when you can't afford them then that would also reduce the poverty rate. Good for her

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