Nobel laureate among Tamil Nadu's new economic advisers as Indian state plans recovery from Covid-19

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo teaches poverty alleviation and development economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PHOTO: ESTHER DUFLO/FACEBOOK
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BANGALORE - Tamil Nadu has put together a dream team of economic advisers that includes Nobel laureate Esther Duflo, former Indian central bank chief Raghuram Rajan and development economist Jean Dreze.

A state government order on Monday (June 21) said the experts will help revive the state's economy, which has been bruised by Covid-19.

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