Esther Duflo – Biography, Age, Husband, Net worth, Family, Facts

Esther Duflo (born October 25, 1972) is an American-French Economist from Paris, French. She is the Professor in the Poverty Alleviation and Applied Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Furthermore, she is also the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (2003). Duflo got the Nobel Prize Economics Sciences (2019) and shared it with Michael Kremer and Abhijit Banerjee.

She is in the Bureau of Research and Economic Analysis Development (BREAD) as a Broad Member. Her research revolves around the microeconomic policies of the underdeveloped nations. It also includes policy evaluation, education, healthcare, and household.

She published a book Good Times for Hard Times along with Abhijit. On the other hand, she handled the research associate role in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Profile, Parents & Childhood

Esther Duflo was born in Paris city on the 25^th of October 1972 (Age: 46 years old, as of 2019). She inspired her mother Violaine Duflo (Pediatrician). Meanwhile, both of them contributed to humanitarian projects.

Duflo’s father whose name is Michael Duflo (Mathematics Professor). She completed her Lycée Henri-IV’s Classes. Her interest focused on History and joined École normale supérieure. She gave her 10 months to Civil Services and Politics in Moscow.

Her Master’s Degree finished in 1994 from the DELTA (Paris School of Economics), School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL). Later on, Snyder earned her Ph.D. in Economics from MIT University.

Boyfriend, Love & Wedding

She met her adorable spouse Abhijit Banerjee. Furthermore, the couple researched together at MIT during 1999. In 2015, she officially wedded with them. Furthermore, Her first baby’s birth took place in 2012. Now, they are living happily in the USA.

Some Lesser Known Facts about Esther Duflo

• Duflo is the youngest Associate Professor (29 years old) appointed at MIT in 1999.
• She has a special interest in Indian Economics.
• Furthermore, her partner Abhijit also supported him.
• Esther primarily focused on the women’s leader and taped their speeches.
• She is also the Editor at the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
• Furthermore, she is in the Co-Editor department in the Journal Development Economics and The Review of Economics and Statistics.
• Duflo received the editorial membership offer in the Annual Review of Economics.
•  In addition to this, Her research involved in the Human Capital Research Program (International Growth Center).

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• The Poverty Action Labs branches opened in Chennai and the Paris School of Economics.
• She was a former Research Assistant in the Central Bank of Russia.
• Additionally, she also worked in the leadership of Jeffrey Sachs (Economist) of Harvard University.
• As an estimate, the net worth of Esther Duflo is $1 Million US Dollars. Her income as a college professor is $100K – $125K USD.