The Nobel Foundation lists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee among families who have won Nobel prizes.
In 2019, they shared the Nobel prize in economics with long-time collaborator Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to the alleviation of global poverty.
Esther looks back on their journey: “When I first met Abhijit Banerjee as a first-year student, I found him unbelievably inspiring. He was kind and a bit aloof, but I knew crossing his path had changed my life. Little did I know that many, many years later, I would not only become a colleague, but also, eventually, a life partner.”