Esther Duflo
Experience, science and the fight against poverty (almost) fifteen years on
In the face of climate change, the fight against poverty remains a burning issue.
Over the past twenty years, a new method for studying economic development has emerged : the experimental approach . It consists of evaluating anti-poverty policies through pilot experiments conducted with the rigor of clinical trials . Fifteen years after her first openinglecture , Esther Duflo takes stock of the successes and failures of these policies around the world.
Despite developments in certain areas, we are now at a tipping point : poverty is on the rise , and the consequences of global warming , of which the most disadvantaged countries will be the first victims, threaten to wipe out most of the gains we thought we had made. What lessons can we draw from this , given the urgency of the problems facing the world's poorest people ?
Duflo E., Expérience, science et lutte contre la pauvreté (presque) quinze ans après, Paris, Collège de France/Fayard, coll. " Leçons inaugurales ",no 315, avril 2023, 112 p.
ISBN : 978-2-213-72553-6
Price : 12 €
Publication :19 April 2023
