Top 10 Abhijit V. Banerjee Quotes
#2. Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being.
Abhijit V. Banerjee
#4. It might therefore be better for the decentralization to be designed by a centralized authority, with the interest of the less advantaged or less powerful in mind. Power to the people, but not all the power.
Abhijit V. Banerjee
#5. A combination of unrealistic goals, unnecessarily pessimistic expectations, and the wrong incentives for teachers contributes to ensure that education systems in developing countries fail their two main tasks: giving everyone a sound basic set of skills, and identifying talent.
Abhijit V. Banerjee
#6. If the rules make such a difference, then it becomes very important who gets to make them.
Abhijit V. Banerjee
#7. For example, people who don't know how to drive may nevertheless want to drive their car. But society feels that it is better if they don't, because of what it means for the rest of us. A free market in driver's licenses obviously cannot solve this problem.
Abhijit V. Banerjee
#8. The poor are no less rational than anyone else - quite the contrary. Precisely because they have so little, we often find them putting much careful thought into their choices:They have to be sophisticated economists just to survive.
Abhijit V. Banerjee
#9. We must arm ourselves with patience and wisdom and listen to the poor what they want. This is the best way to avoid the trap of ignorance, ideology and inertia on our side.
Abhijit V. Banerjee
#10. I graduated from high school and couldn't find a job, which is when I decided to set up as a doctor.
Abhijit V. Banerjee
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