“ If the rules make such a difference, then it becomes very important who gets to make them. Abhijit V. Banerjee
“ We must arm ourselves with patience and wisdom and listen to the poor what they want. This is the best way to avoid the trap of ignorance, ideology and inertia on our side. Abhijit V. Banerjee
“ But then it is easy, too easy, to sermonize about the dangers of paternalism and the need to take responsibility for our own lives, from the comfort of our couch in our safe and sanitary home. Aren't… Abhijit V. Banerjee
“ The parts of the brain corresponding to the limbic system (thought to respond only to more visceral, immediate rewards) were activated only when the decision involved comparing a reward today with one… Abhijit V. Banerjee
“ If the teachers and the parents do not believe that the child can cross the hump and get into the steep part of the S—curve, they may as well not try: The teacher ignores the children who have fallen… Abhijit V. Banerjee
