When Esther Duflo took her first economics class, she hated it. In 2019, she won a Nobel Prize in economics. Esther talks with Adam about her groundbreaking experiments to fight poverty, busts myths about what motivates people, and reveals how to make meaningful progress toward solving daunting problems. Read the text transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4G24
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When Strength Becomes Weakness
Bouncing Back from Rejection
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The Office Without A**holes
The Perils of Following Your Career Passion
Networking For People Who Hate Networking
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The Creative Power of Misfits
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A World Without Bosses
Faking Your Emotions at Work
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