Esther Duflo: Nobel Prize banquet speech

“Today, I am also proud to represent women, and in particular women in economics. Tellingly, Elinor Ostrom, the only other woman before me also relied on field work and studied what we can learn from poorer societies, from Nepal to Indonesia. I don’t think this is an accident. Development is one field of economics that has its fair share of women.
Some of my own work has been on the importance of women as role models: I cannot help but hope that this prize, with its emphasis the essential question of how to improve the lives of others, and with one woman among the laureates, will encourage many others to come join us.”

[@dr.debajyotibose2928]

"War on poverty is just like the war on cancer. Many battles." So true, deep !

[@ayeshasiddiqa8363]

The way she carried this Indian attire and wearing it on perhaps one of her most special days. Is truly... what Should I say- India ki bahu :)

[@nkyadav251]

Ys our culture our proud

[@TonyStark-st1us]

@mahesh deshmukh I totally agree with your reply.same think I am thinking

[@harshvardhansingh9057]

I agree.

[@paramitasinharoy2945]

Her beauty sparks from her extraordinary sincerity!!

[@dsclips900]

True

[@romeoakbarwalter8630]

Proud of her... She's a fantastic speaker and a lovely humble person. She's the real example of women empowerment. Hats off to you mam and love you from India ,❤❤❤

[@nitinsingla7967]

Great knowledge comes from the humblest of origins :)

[@trivialstuff2384]

GH Hardy

[@dharnasahu2506]

Definitely 👏

[@triptirbauddh2003]

I m amazed by the simplicity 😊. Knowledge makes you great 😍

[@dibn1308]

Thank you for sharing great moments...!

[@TubeNutriDoc]

How redeeming to see this type of effort so generously given receive proper rewarded.

[@tickle296]

May God Bless you and Abhijit. Excellent work done.

[@YH-us9bt]

Our love always with you from INDIA

[@aseprohmandarjuara2891]

Good Think good mind good recomended for evaluation economic global today and future.

[@iamsiddharthchauhan]

Amazing speech and a woman of letters 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@pritammaji670]

Proud to be Bengali and Abhijit Banerjee "s neibour!!!!!!! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@Indiancrab]

a Women with beauty and intelligence.

[@ravimishra8987]

Beautiful .... And beautiful mind.

[@ushapadminiV]

Love you madam and congrats!

[@inbarajananbu8649]

It reminds me Queens Esther from the Holy Bible.. Great personality 👍

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Love from Dhaka

[@ameyabhujbal7792]

Awesome 👌🏼🙏

[@tarunlohani263]

She is looking so beautiful!

[@willisopiyo8848]

congratulations IPA this a great impact.

[@sethaikiabel9481]

Congrats to the lauretes and love Nigeria

[@juliannevillecorrea]

i think a #saree is a #garment that can be gifted from mother to daughter/in law (inherited)..it is not tailored hence has a larger useful lifespan. with respect to a commodity its much in tune with frugality.. the antidote to #poverty

[@sanjanatak8076]

julian correa so true.

[@suchitranag5198]

She is very broad- minded rather than most of us ❤.

[@saraswatishah1]

lov from nepal

[@MahaKaliUpasana]

❤️

[@suzimanipur2983]

🙏

[@neenathomas-eapen7797]

Greta work and speech. well deserved

[@nileshpathak9341]

In "Sari"👌

[@adityajaiswal4605]

She is looking so beautiful

[@danielhagos6944]

Inspiring

[@Who-qn5fl]

She is so graceful ♥️

[@audrikhan5351]

Wow... Sari..👍

[@AnanyaChattopadhyay09]

The ppl sitting there does not know wht poverty is.

[@harikrishna474]

Don't be haste in judgement, they are all world's greatest minds of this time..

[@varsharathore1991]

Beautiful

[@DhruvMalikk]

Proud of you mam

[@raghulkrishnan2266]

Splendid

[@prashanthkumar8001]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@AmalVijayThachancode]

She's so Indian .

[@utkarshdube370]

she is french

[@mdsultanashrafkhan5929]

No American citizen

[@heartpoetry8]

Heartiest💞 congratulations Mrs Esther Duflo and her husband Mr. Abhijit Banerjee. U r looking so beautiful in Sari Mrs. Esther 👌❤🥰......... ❤✍🙏Jay Shri Radhekrishna

[@pcp3457]

She is Daughter of India ; Proud of Her

[@sachinbhardwaj4690]

How cute

[@h_lara]

Love u daflo Loving lovely in saree

[@dheeraj6514]

Beauty saree and good looking with brain

[@helloworld11155]

Please come to India and help in building Indian economy, help your country which is in need. Charity begins at home. Please make the same senses for India too.

[@justanotherview3243]

They are already doing it. If only you'd take the time to research about their work.

[@AnneDulong]

The research which got them the prize was done in India

[@freddiemercurybulsara3876]

I don't understand what's the use of these speeches, we Third world countries work very had than westerners still we remain poor, is it money game? Human exploitation? Capitalism ? What's this money game and this system, we need new World rules. Every one need quality life.

[@sanvipriya]

Population in a family, population in a country it leads to the poverty many times.

[@hardikgulati7681]

It's all because of overpopulation and lack of education.

[@jameson6930]

Why is she dressed in a Sari? Is she Indian? Plus she put a Bindi on. People should wear whatever they want btw.

[@onlyawesome4864]

Poverty eradication in this capitalist society!!😲 A great jokes😢

[@tuck7387]

Your alternative? You as a supreme leader?

[@chingumkumar6672]

Talking about poverty in a room brimming with luxury. Need I say more?

[@bglr2783]

It is the people with power who has to take steps to remove poverty. Hope that explains your frustration seeing the luxury

[@prashankkadam9450]

@@bglr2783 aren't they the ones who cause poverty too?

[@romi905]

Yes, that sticks out definitely. However, Esther Duflo Abhijit B and Michael K have done empirical studies and I am more concerned about that. I guess these formalities/presentation/dinner comes with the award.

[@xylo7951]

@@bglr2783 +1

[@usmarma9467]

Indian women feel ashamed to wear Shari in front of crowd or ceremony but She did!

[@mahalak4383]

No they don't.. Stop spreading unnecessary hate

[@nikkik9484]

Really wished she had chosen a French attire. She somehow played in the hands of patriarchy, your husbands identity is important and above yours. Was really sad seeing this.

[@stuffs6335]

Hmm..I don't see it that way. I think she wants to represent women of less developed country. India needs more Noble laureates than France for impowerment of women.

[@pavanseethamraju1768]

I am sure it was her choice. She has spent most of her career understanding the poor in the villages of india, africa and vietnam. Maybe she associates herself more with her life experiences than her origins. Her attire is a representation of how knowledge and experience champion free will. It is not true that an undeducated person should always hold orthodox beliefs and an educated peraon should always hold modern, unorthodox beliefs. The difference knowlegde makes is that it gives us the ability to choose our own beliefs.

[@indrajbissoonauth6917]

@@pavanseethamraju1768 I fully agree with your narrative. Her attire is well thought and rhymes with that of Abhijit on that occasion. Above all that was, as you rightly pointed out, a choice that the couple have reflected upon.