In Poor Economics, Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo challenge traditional approaches to addressing global poverty by focusing on the lived experiences of the world’s poor. Through groundbreaking field research and experiments, they uncover surprising insights into how people make decisions about money, health, education, and family. This episode explores their data-driven approach to development, offering fresh perspectives on tackling poverty through thoughtful, localized, and evidence-based solutions.