Abhijit Banerjee is an economist whose research revolutionized the study of global poverty. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he co-founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), pioneering the use of randomized controlled trials to evaluate development programs. Awarded the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Banerjee transformed evidence-based policymaking in the United States and around the world.
