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Dive into Culture Search for other modern economists and their theories throughout the world. Share your findings with your classmates. Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and social entrepreneur born on June 28, 1940. He is the founder of Grameen Bank, an institution that pioneered microcredit and microfinance to empower poor individuals, especially women, to start their businesses and lift themselves out of poverty. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his efforts to create economic and social development through microcredit. Angus Deaton is a British-American economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2015. His research focuses on poverty, health, and welfare, and he is particularly known for his work on consumption and inequality. Deaton has shown that traditional measures of poverty, such as income or consumption, do not always accurately reflect the living conditions of the poor. He has also studied the links between health and economic well-being, and has shown that access to healthcare and other social services can have a significant impact on poverty reduction. Economists Around the World Esther Duflo is a French economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2019. She helped to launch the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), which uses randomized control trials to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent poverty. Duflo’s research focuses on using data and evidence to inform policy decisions, particularly in the areas of health, education, and microfinance. She has shown that small-scale interventions, such as providing textbooks or distributing bed nets to prevent malaria, can have significant impacts on poverty reduction. Lisa DeNell Cook is an American economist who has served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since May 23, 2022. She is the first African American woman and first woman of color to sit on the board. An authority on international economics, especially the Russian economy, she has been involved in advising policymakers from the Obama administration to the Nigerian and Rwandan governments. Cook is regarded as one of the few prominent black female economists and has attracted attention within academia for her efforts in mentoring black women and advocating for their inclusion in the field of economics. Esther Duflo st er Esther Duflo Lisa D Nell C ok Esther Duflo Muhammad Yunus Esther Duflo Angus Deat n modern economists and their theories Pricing Mysteries! 95