Prof. Esther Duflo (MIT), first winner of the Calvó-Armengol International Prize in Economics
The Barcelona GSE, in cooperation with the Government of Andorra and Fundació Crèdit Andorrà, is pleased to present the first Calvó-Armengol International Prize in Economics to Prof. Esther Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Prof. Duflo is one of the top young economists in the world today and a leader in the field of development economics, where she has spearheaded the use of "randomized field experiments" to evaluate the impact of development policies in developing countries. She has recently won the John Bates Clark Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship ("genius" grant), both top honors that recognize the importance and quality of her research.
A central theme in Prof. Duflo's research is the social dimension of economic problems, a focus that resonates with the work of Prof. Toni Calvó-Armengol (UAB and Barcelona GSE), a young researcher who passed away at the age of 37 and in whose memory the Calvó-Armengol Prize is given.
Calvó Prize Activities - June 4-7, 2010
Following the lecture, "Gender equality and development," Prof. Duflo will travel to Andorra, Prof. Calvó-Armengol's homeland, where she will receive the Prize in an official ceremony with the head of the Andorran government, Mr. Jaume Bartumeu, the president of Crèdit Andorrà, Mr. Josep Peralba, and Barcelona GSE Chairman Andreu Mas-Colell. While in Andorra she will also lead a three-day workshop for 20 young investigators from around the world.
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