Indian-American economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee received the Nobel Prize in economics (The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) in Sweden along with his wife Esther Duflo and colleague Michael Kremer.
The trio was conferred with the honour for detailed research on the subject of “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
At the ceremony, Abhijit Banerjee looked elegant in a black bandhgala paired with an off-white dhoti while his wife Duflo wore a blue saree. Their friend and fellow Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer sported a black suit.
Watch Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer receive their medals and diplomas at the #NobelPrize award ceremony today. Congratulations!
They were awarded the 2019 Prize in Economic Sciences “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” pic.twitter.com/c3ltP7EXcF
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) December 10, 2019
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