Abhijit Banerjee

The poor are not passive; they are entrepreneurs in their own right.

Data without stories is meaningless; stories without data are dangerous.

Fighting poverty requires humility and experimentation.

Children are the future, and investing in them is investing in tomorrow.

Bureaucracy often hinders the very people it aims to help.

Migration is not a problem; it's a solution for many.

We learn more from failures than from successes in development.

The gender gap in economics is a gap in our understanding of the world.

Pandemics expose the inequalities we ignore in good times.

True progress comes from empowering individuals, not imposing solutions.

Economics is a science of choice under scarcity.

The poor save and invest, but in ways we don't recognize.

Policy should be evidence-based, not ideology-based.

Collaboration across disciplines is key to solving global problems.

Hunger is not just physical; it's a barrier to potential.

Randomization helps us see what really works.

The world is complex; simple answers rarely work.

Investing in women yields the highest returns in development.

Failure is a teacher, not an end.

Globalization benefits the many, but we must manage it for all.