Indian American economist Abhijit Banerjee, one of the three recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics, is firmly rooted in Indian economic policies and research, especially in the fields of microfinance and financial inclusion. He was also one of the advisors to Congress on its ambitious NYAY scheme, proposed ahead of 2019 general elections.

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