Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- The Faculty of Arts at Lucknow University, in collaboration with the Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival, is organising a special public lecture by the renowned economist and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on February 2.

Professor Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019 for his experimental and innovative approach to alleviating global poverty.

The lecture by economist and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee will focus on the topic "Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Ways to Fight Global Poverty." His acclaimed work, "Poor Economics," establishes that a "one-size-fits-all" approach to poverty alleviation is ineffective.

Instead, evidence-based strategies, randomized controlled trials, and a deep...