Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee is an Indian-born American economist who is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2019, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, together with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, for their work alleviating global poverty.
Abhijit Banerjee’s career
Banerjee is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; he has taught at Harvard University and Princeton University.
Unknown Facts About Abhijit Banerjee
- Abhijit Banerjee was married to Dr. Arundhati Tuli Banerjee, a lecturer of literature at MIT. Abhijit and Arundhati had one son together and later divorced.
- In 2015, Banerjee married his co-researcher, MIT professor Esther Duflo; they have two children.
Relationship status of Abhijit Banerjee
Married
Abhijit Banerjee Biography
| Name | Abhijit Banerjee |
| Real Name | Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee |
| Nickname | Abhijit |
| Profession | economist |
| Date of Birth | 21 February 1961 |
| Age | 60 |
| Father Name | Yet to be updated |
| Mother Name | Yet to be updated |
| Height | 5′ 5″ |
| Weight | 63 Kg |
| Zodiac Sign / Sun Sign | Not Known |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Educational Qualification | Graduated |
| Networth | Yet to be updated |
| Hobbies | Reading, Writing |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | United States |
| Married | Yes |
| Spouse Name | Arundhati Tuli Banerjee (divorced 2014), Esther Duflo (m. 2015) |
| Current City | Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
