Nobel laureate Esther Duflo of MIT Joins Tamil Nadu Economic Advisory

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) joins Tamil Nadu government Economic Advisory Council to the Chief Minister to chart out a rapid and inclusive economic growth path for the State. The council will also include former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan, former Chief Economic Advisor to the Centre, Aravind Subramanian, Development Economist Jean Dreze, and former Union Finance Secretary S. Narayan. “Based on the recommendation of the council, the government will revitalise the State’s economy and ensure that benefits of economic growth reach all segments of society,” said Mr. Purohit in his address to the State Legislative Assembly.