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French-American economist Esther Duflo is known for her work in development economics. She is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a co-founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Duflo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2019, along with Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.