the 29 nobel prize for economics has been awarded jointly to ban energy esther do flow and michael kramer for their pioneering studies on poverty and economics prize was 1st awarded in 1969 by the swedish central bank as an add on to the other nobel prizes the economics prize wraps up a nobel season but so far had only seen one female laureate. and that's changed but not too was my colleague rob watts who who kindly joins me in the studio to tell us a little bit more 1st of all about those 3 winners what did they do yes or as to flow a bit it's been a jay and michael kramer of all been awarded for what it was phrased as their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty the key phrase there is experimental approach because what this trio have done that others in their field have not done is carry out field experiments with some of the 700000000 people worldwide who are living in extreme poverty they've gone to these different parts of the world i'm done experiments to see direct plea how public policy affects those people so try to make it less a case of number crunching when it co

the 29000 nobel prize for economics has been awarded to jointly to banner g s to do floor and michael kramer for their pioneering studies on poverty between you were awarded the prize for their experimental work in alleviating global poverty. and to do floor where at massachusetts institute of technology and screamo works at harvard in the united states the economics prize is technically not a nobel prize as such it was 1st ordered in 1969 by the swedish central bank as an add on to the other nobel prizes economics prize wraps up a noble season that so far had only seen one female laureates. and that's changed but not it was my colleague rob watts who who kindly joins me in the studio to tell us a little bit more 1st of all about those 3 winners what did they do yes to flow which is but a j. and michael kramer of all been awarded for what it was phrased as their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty the key phrase there is experimental approach because what this trio have done that others in the field have not done is carry out field experiments with some of the 700. 100000000

and michael kramer have all been awarded for what it was phrased as as their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty the key phrase there is experimental approach because what this trio have done that others in the field have not done is carry out field experiments with some of the 700. 1000000 people worldwide who are living in extreme poverty they've gone to these different parts of the world and done experiments to see direct plea how public policy affects those people so try to make it less a case of number crunching when it comes to coming up with ways to alleviate poverty but actually basing it on the real experiences of those people so a real hands on approach as opposed to pure science in an ivory tower and now we have to talk about the woman there because vested it's this chaos what does this tell us well yeah i mean this is a understatement i mean so we have as to do flow today becoming only the 2nd economics nobel laureate there have been 84 nobel laureates in account in economics over the past 50 years 2 of those have been women so for every woman there are you

and michael kramer all work in the field of trying to find ways in which with broader economic policies we can reduce the amount of poverty in the world there's something like 700 minute 1000000 people living in extreme poverty around the globe and these 3 have all worked towards trying to reduce that i can go through them tell you about each of them if you like for example as if low is a french economy just she works for mit she was born in 1902 in paris. also works with her in mit the nobel committee pointing out when they made the announcement there are a couple in real life as well as a partnership in what they do you how relevant that isn't already sure but that it points out i was born in mumbai making him a rarity in terms of nobel laureates in that he is indian most laureates certainly in the economics sector are american so you know as to the flow is also a rarity in that we also have a michael kramer who was born in 1964 he works at harvard university but has been working in some of the way and together the 3 of them have carried out experiments as a way of trying to work out

french born esther do follow her indian born husband bennett and american michael kramer has helped millions of children by favoring practical steps to tackle their problems over theory all 3 lecture let us universities. take a broader question why it's often orning in school and then they break that down into many more deep questions and then they combined is that every long. talking about online course some form of. contact for. their oil swedish academy of sciences lord of the trio for what it called groundbreaking research into what works and what doesn't in the fight to reduce global poverty their works showed how poverty can be addressed by breaking it down into smaller and more precise its use in areas such as education and health care the new solutions were then tested on location. esther duplo is only the 2nd woman to be awarded the nobel prize for economics and also the youngest at $46.00. it was incredibly humbling to tell you the truth i thought i didn't think it was possible to win the nobel. you know. and you have to. do a lot on her husband r.p.g. manager you have been studyin

and american michael kramer have helped millions of children by savoring practical steps to tackle the problems of a theory all 3 lecture at u.s. universities. taking a broad question such as why a kid stopped learning in school and then they break that down the too many more detailed questions and then they combined is. to be able to say something about underlying causes of poverty all this is to combat. the royal swedish academy of sciences lauded the trio for what it called groundbreaking research into what works and what doesn't in the fight to reduce global poverty their work showed how poverty can be addressed by breaking it down into smaller and more precise issues in areas such as education and health care the new solutions with untested on location. s. to do flow is only the 2nd woman to be awarded the nobel prize for economics and also the youngest at $46.00. it was incredibly humbling to tell you the truth i i didn't think it was possible to win the nobel price. and you have. to flow and her husband banner g have been studying the problems surrounding poverty for decades the

economics normally they tend to be from the united states and the 3rd person in inevitably is michael kramer who is at harvard university and all 3 of them have been working on as you mentioned alleviating poverty now there's a phrase that the nobel laureate used the nobel committee as was being a what if that experimental approach to alleviate what is the evolved yeah so the key word there is experimental what these 3 have pioneered is going to areas of great poverty in the world around 700000000 people in extreme poverty around the globe and carrying out experiments there to work out directly what the effects of public policy actually have on those people and from that we would not go in models some theoretical thing but to actually go to go there and find out what it's like yeah they said that their aim is to have actual scientific backing for public policy rather than just this idea of what someone who lives in poverty is like and a series of numbers that dictate how they potentially should have. then or press for economics is not like the other nobel prizes but what's different briefly

the professor shares the award with esther duflo and michael kramer, for their research into alleviating india, arunoday mukharji, caught up with professor banerjee and asked about his biggest concerns when it comes to the global economy. the biggest concern is the internal politics and economics of countries and there is such a lousyjob of dealing with differences and that is really staring politics. look at mr macron, hejust really staring politics. look at mr macron, he just brought the yellow vestment movement on himself by imposing a tax on gasoline. basically, while not compensating people. it was just a bad basically, while not compensating people. it wasjust a bad policy. so they are doing a bad job for making policies for this particular world. where is there room for improvement? slowdown is everywhere. with china, the slowdown may be warranted in some senses. china is so big now, space for exporting more is getting smaller and smaller and india should worry smaller and smaller and india should woi’i’y more because smaller and smaller and india should worry more because in some

that do flow both from mit the massachusetts institute of technology and american michael kramer is from harvard university who for also became the 2nd woman to win the prestigious prize in economics. plenty more online of course al-jazeera dot com for the latest headlines when everyone. let's take you to the headlines now on al jazeera turkish troops and their syrian allies are advancing on the kurdish held city of man bridge there are reports that a small detachment of syrian soldiers have now into the city all of this just hours after president reject typer one warned the offensive would intensify the use of foreign policy chief is also condemned turkey's advance their conclusions we call for a ministerial meeting. of the global coalition because we see as one of the most immediate consequences of this military to it is in the northeast of syria the fact that could really find its briefing space inside that territory that worries us and normally this is a direct security threat to the european union not only to the european union 1st and foremost to the region and the international co

given to a group of three economist michael kramer beaded banerjee and french women esther you flow. at forty sixty four with the youngest ever to win the prize he's also only the second woman ever to receive the awarard sine it was created in nineteen sixty y nine. trevor recognized for theieir experimental researh meththodsimed at fifighting global poverty. tackling questions like what kinds of investments in policy interventions are worth making. their landmark research was conducted in india where they've studied the public school system. on monday banerjee talked about what it felt like to recede professions highest honor. wondererful to gt this price w was pararticularlyy wonderfuful i think. because its a prize not. i think for us but also for the entire movement i think that this is a movement that. we happen to be at the beginning off i think mostly lock. turning now to monday's trading action not a whole lot of movement on wall street. dow jones finishing the day just below the flat line as you can see here the s.. and p. also down slightly. that's afterer fw details have e

to 3 researchers for their work to alleviate global poverty object banner g s 3rd to flow and michael kramer scuse me share that award. spain supreme court has sentenced 9 catalan leaders to up to 13 years in prison for their role in a failed independence referendum back in 2017 they were part of a group of separatist leaders who organized the vote to declare spain's northeastern catalonia region as an independent state referendum passed with a majority vote but the central spanish government deemed it illegal in spain journalist and bergen who in fact joining us from barcelona so what's been the reaction to this verdict i think the reaction of most people is a poor although fewer than half the population support independence right from the start when these politicians and. leaders say such incredibly intricate charges people felt that it was excessive where we're dealing with and over there were rumors sensors were being lies or in fact sense as a very visceral sense of just merrier and shock even when it was exactly like that here well the thing was that they were the 1st 3 different charg

bannerjee after do flow and michael kramer share the award. a spanish judge has issued a new internet warrant for the arrest of former cattle and president carlos pushed a man who fled to belgium to avoid prosecution over the failed 2017 independence bed the warrant comes after the supreme court convicted 12 cattle and separatist leaders 9 of home or head of lengthy prison terms. extra police deployed outside barcelona's main station protests began as soon as the sentences were announced demonstrators are condemning the court's decision to slap long jail terms on the politicians and activists. you're sort of just wanted to punish nothing else we don't like that is radical thought so it's a disgrace with certs europe would help us but they did nothing. spain supreme court gave its verdict on monday morning the former vice president of the catalonia region. was sentenced to 13 years in prison for sedition and misuse of public funds are the politicians were handed sentences of between 9 and 12 years state prosecutors had been calling for sentence

monetary fund. 21000 nobel prize for economics has been awarded jointly by energy as to do flow and michael kramer for their pioneering studies the trio were awarded the prize for their experimental work in alleviating global poverty better g and 2 for those who work at massachusetts into to institute of technology and cramer works at harvard in the united states the economics prize is technically not a nobel prize as such it was 1st awarded back in 1969 by the sweetest central bank as an add on to other nobel prizes the economics prize wraps up a noble season that has so far seen only one female. rob watts from day to be business joins us now to tell us a little bit more to tell us 1st of all about the trio of winners what exactly is that work about so the phrase that was used by the committee they gave in this award is they're being awarded for their experimental approach to alleviating poverty so what these 3 have done that other economists weren't doing before them is to actually go to areas in the world where there is extreme poverty there is something like 700000000 people living in extreme

awarded to 3 researchers for their work to alleviate global poverty banner g s are due flow and michael kramer share the award. huge spanish judge has issued a new international warrant for the arrest of former cattle and president carlos pushed a month who fled to belgium to avoid persecution over the failed 2017 independence bit the warrant comes after the supreme court convicted 12 cattle and separatist leaders 9 of whom were handed a lengthy prison terms of up to 13 years. extra police it's lloyd outside boston and they've been protests began as soon as the sentences were announced demonstrators condemning the court decision to slap long jail on the politicians and back to the path you're going to get in court just want to punish nothing else we don't like go down the radical social grace with europe would help but they didn't nothing. thank you preen quote gave it that on monday morning the former vice president of the catalonia region. sentenced to 13 years in prison for sedition and misuse of public funds. the politicians were handed sentences of between 9 and 12 years i think prosecuto

american wife as the best the flow from mit the massachusetts institute of technology and american michael kramer is from harvard university the floes only the 2nd woman to win the prize in economics afghanistan's election commission is struggling to meet its own deadline to announce the preliminary results of last month's presidential poll officials say biometric data machines were supposed to prevent fraud but actually complicated and delayed the process leaving many people saying they won't be able to trust the results this report from laura burton manley . for nora and job stability was important. for you voted for incumbent president ashraf ghani in september selection. i cast my vote to elect our president because security in afghanistan is not good we want to have a bright future so that is why i voted. and his main challenger abdullah abdullah claimed victory after the 1st round ballot in september. in 2014 the 2 were in the election stalemate with each accusing the other. that led to the u.s. intervening to negotiate a power sharing agreement. the government then brought in machines to c

and his french american wife esther do flow from the massachusetts institute of technology michael kramer is from harvard university as to the flow is only the 2nd woman to win the prestigious prize. peace talks are being held between sudan's transitional government and armed groups being clued fighters accused of genocide in the darfur region but reports from by allah in south darfor son who fled the fighting a skeptical about what these latest talks can achieve. tiredness is not just. us but also her 3 children she fled fighting 17 years ago to live here in a camp in south dar for and says the past 3 years have been the hardest. life during the camp is different from life outside here there's a lot of suffering outside things are available here like many things we lack enough food there's shortage of water we have to go out searching for basic needs. is one of the largest displacement camps in the darfur region home to more than 150000 people many arrived when the world began in 2003 between government forces and rebel groups fighting against marginalisation the rebels accuse the sudane

ecthey include michael kramer fm harvard.es favored practical steps breakingown perty into areas like education and health care and then testing specific solutions. >> designing the policies not based on the flavor of the month but based on a better understanding of how the poor lis, why they make the choi they make, what holds them back and to what level to push to unlock the situation. >> she is only the second woman to win this economics prize. as we were tuned -- return to judy woodruff, why a ampleat of demoare holding out in supporting the impeachment inquiry. we analyze the president's relationip with his own party as he moves troops outf syria. ronan farrow on his new book on covering the most explosive stories of the me too era and much more. m♪ >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of joualism. ody: we return now to the volatile situatithe syrian -turkish border where an american effort over the past five years devolved into new violence in the

michael kramer vic technologist from harvard.won the coveted noble prize from the ground working approach to fighting global poverty. >>> the new law aimed to stop school lunch shaming. we will explain what that is, along with the changes coming to school cafeterias across the state. >>> the benefit of the biggest punk and takes place in half moon bay. their live with the world championships pumpkin way off. >>> we want to take you live to a look of downtown oakland. it is a little hazy overhead. it is actually really foggy in the north bay, in particular. you are watching mornings on 2. - oh, so much. - i used to think that all kale was alike. - it's not. - it's not? - mm-mm. - they look alike. - [chuckles] you used to think all eye doctors were alike too. female narrator: choose a vsp private practice doctor with the orange premier banner for advanced technology and personalized attention. schedule your annual eye exam with a private practice doctor at vsp.com/premier. this is what more looks like. - that's some nice kale. - th

american wife esther do flow are from the massachusetts institute of technology and american michael kramer is from harvard university to flow has become the 2nd woman to win the prestigious prize in economics. gonna stan school age children are out of school hundreds of institutions have been closed because of the war with the taliban. hampering efforts to improve education . reports from kabul. the cost of illiteracy in kabul is being sidelined by society these afghan men never learned to read or write the consequence of 4 decades of war more than half the population living below the poverty line every morning before 9 they gather here hoping to get work as laborers on a good day they'll earn $5.00. a life is miserable we're struggling always we don't have a life i mean physically we're alive but we just exist afghanistan has one of the lowest literacy rates and the world only about 31 percent of adults can read and write the un has found there is a big gender and geographical divide nearly half of all men can read and write at least in one in 5 women here in kabul literacy rates are quit

michael kramer is from harvard university do flow is only the 2nd woman to win the economics prize their work is said to have helped millions of children around the world. more on the web site the address al jazeera dot com. and now a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera syrian government forces of moved into the strategic city of monday's as well as other towns in northern syria a day after being invited in by kurdish forces it sets up a potential clash with turkey whose president has indicated he will intensify his offensive against the kurds and hold has more now from the turkish syrian border. the situation on the ground is quite dangerous but what we understand is that contacts are taking place the turkish defense minister saying that he held a phone conversation with his russian counterpart because there is like you mentioned the potential of direct confrontation a new front in members that is a town in northern aleppo it is a crossroads at a major supply line so it's strategic for all parties to want to capture at least 5 people have been killed in the latest anti-government

professor instead the flow and her husband and also michael kramer won the prize. the significance of this. esther had been widely tipped to win, but it is is her gender that has made this moment stand out. early one other woman has won this prize, in 50 years that it has been running. that in its own right is newsworthy. on top of that she is also the youngest to ever win the prize. typically this prize goes to men and older people. two reasons why people are treating this as significant, as she has been speaking to world service radio today about why this moment is so important. this is incredibly humbling. i important. this is incredibly humbling. lam important. this is incredibly humbling. i am very pleased to represent women in this profession, they are not enough women in economics. i think it is because may be many young women feel that they wa nt be many young women feel that they want to make a difference in the world and help people and economics is not the way. it is for finance and men. but forthe nobel is not the way. it is for finance and men. but for

the do flow from the massachusetts institute of technology mit and american michael kramer is from harvard the floor has become the 2nd woman to win the prestigious prize for economics. let's take it to the headlines here on al-jazeera turkish troops and their syrian allies are advancing on the kurdish held city of mann bridge this is just hours after president reject typer one warned the offensive would intensify syrian government troops appear to be positioning themselves for a possible confrontation with turkish forces in whether you use foreign policy chief has condemned turkey's advance into syria and raised concerns about the rise of i saw influence in the region their conclusions we called for a ministerial meeting. of the global coalition because we see as one of the most immediate consequences of this military to it is in the northeast of syria the fact that. refined its briefing space inside that territory that worries us and normally this is i doubt it security threat to the european union not only to the european union 1st and foremost to the region and the international commun

american wife to do flow from the mit the massachusetts institute of technology in the american michael krameris from harvard the 1st become the 2nd woman to win the prestigious prize for economics. coming up. with andy on the houston astros to hold back on the series against the new york yankees the latest from the major league baseball postseason. thanks. andy is here with your sports. politics. officially it doesn't mix it always does that is the stuff of life but several leading french politicians have called for monday's euro 2020 qualifier between france and turkey to be called off it follows images of that same performing a military salute after turkey scored an injury time winner against albania last friday european football's governing body why for dozens of allow political gestures and are investigating the incident in light of the country's recent military offensive into syria the turkish court now preparing for the next match against world against the world champions in paris with thousands of turkish fans expected to attend. to you love them but terrorism originates from overseas

according to reporters andrew kramer and michael schwartz at "the new york times" the guy who wrote up that anti-biden stuff that has given ride to this whole scheme, this whole idea that trump could get something from ukraine that might help him with his re-election effort, well, he's a guy who seems like a real peach. according to "the new york times," he, "has been indicted three times, himself, on corruption charges and has been accused of bringing politically-motivated criminal cases against his opponents. in a security clearance forum he admitted to having ties to a warlord in eastern ukraine who's accused of working for the russian intelligence services." what? one nice follow-up detail there is that part of the way people sussed out that he might be linked to this warlord who's believed to work for russian intelligence services is that when they were investigating this guy in one of the corruption cases against him, they found that he somewhat inexplicably had possession of a really expensive toyota suv that he would not seem to have been able to afford on his government salary

based research is full day of work to alleviate global poverty of vision the estimate of flow and michael kramer share of the award is to deflower was only the 2nd woman woman ever to receive the prize. the u.s. president says isis is defeated the kurds helped the us to win the us paid them for their service is now us forces are leaving northern syria and coming home that was one week ago since then the turks have watched an attack on the kurds the kurds have turned to syria and the russians for help and those isis terrorists who were being guarded by the kurds and the americans well some of them have escaped claiming that their calif it will rise again. this is the day. of us kill all the regardless of the threats and oppression we are determined to continue the operation until the end i am stating clearly we will absolutely finish the job we started. we want this war to stop nobody should die no soldiers no civilians we just want peace that is a nation from the european union site.