Question

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics 2019 for his experimental approach to alleviating global poverty?
1. Abhijit Banerjee
2. Paul Krugman
3. Amartya Sen
4. Richard Thaler

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Abhijit Banerjee

The correct answer is Abhijit Banerjee.

• Abhijit Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics 2019 for his experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.

• In the year 2019, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for the experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.
• The first Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen in 1969.
• The Nobel Prize for Economics was started in 1968.
• The Bank of Sweden awards the Prize in Economics.

• Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize in Economics in the year 2008.
• Amartya Sen won the Nobel Prize in Economics in the year 1998.
• Richard Thaler won the Nobel Prize in Economics in the year 2017.