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Nobel economists Duflo and Banerjee to join University of Zurich in 2026, citing funding and academic freedom concerns.
Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, co-winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their poverty-reduction research, will join the University of Zurich in July 2026, leaving MIT.
They will hold endowed professorships funded by a CHF 26 million Lemann Foundation donation and launch the Lemann Centre for Development, Education, and Public Policy.
Their move, while not officially explained, follows concerns over U.S. research funding cuts and academic freedom.
They will continue their work on poverty, health, and education policy, maintaining part-time ties to MIT.
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Los economistas Nobel Duflo y Banerjee se unirán a la Universidad de Zurich en 2026, citando preocupaciones de financiamiento y libertad académica.