Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Fighting global poverty requires abandoning broad assumptions and looking closely at the everyday choices of the poor. Small, evidence-backed interventions can create massive impacts on global inequality.
The poor do not always prioritize calories over sheer survival, often choosing pleasurable foods over purely nutritious ones.
Providing resources like bed nets or vaccines for free is highly effective and does not breed laziness.
Access to reliable information and subtle nudges can dramatically improve health and educational outcomes in developing regions.