On Sunday, November 17, join French-American economist Esther Duflo and journalist Mona Chalabi for a discussion on the democratization of knowledge. 

The conversation will take place in English and will be followed by a book signing. This event is free with RSVP. Click here for tickets. 

This event is co-organized with Villa Albertine, and is a part of Albertine’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. 

ESTHER DUFLO is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She was educated at the École Normale Supérieure, in Paris, and at MIT. Together with Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo is the co-author of Poor Economics (MIT University Press) and Good Economics for Hard Times (MIT University Press). She has received numerous honors and prizes including the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which she was jointly awarded alongside Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”. Esther Duflo has also written several children’s books, including Poor Economics for Kids, illustrated by Olivier Cheyenne (Juggernaut Publication). 

MONA CHALABI is an award-winning journalist, data analyst, filmmaker, and illustrator, recognized with a Pulitzer Prize, an Emmy nomination, and accolades from the Royal Statistical Society. Her art has been exhibited at major institutions like the Tate and the Brooklyn Museum, and she is currently the data editor for The Guardian. Based in Brooklyn, she is writing a book on how we discuss money, which has been optioned by A24 for a documentary series, and she is also the executive producer and creative director of an animated TV show with Ramy Youssef. 

Photos credits: © Collège de France – Patrick Imbert / © DR