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Esther Duflo is a French–American economist. She is credited with co-founding the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, a global research center that works towards reducing poverty worldwide. In 2019, she shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Michael Kremer and Abhijit Banerjee for their efforts to reduce poverty.
Economist Janet Yellen has had an illustrious career as an academic and researcher, and has taught at Harvard University and other reputed institutes. After chairing the Federal Reserve for 4 years, she is now the United States Secretary of the Treasury. She is married to Nobel-winning economist George Akerlof.
![Mariana Mazzucato Mariana Mazzucato](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mariana-mazzucato-1.jpg)
Award-winning economist and University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato was born to a physicist father in Italy. She has also held academic posts at institutes such as the University of Sussex. She is best known for her research on economic innovation and has penned books such as The Entrepreneurial State.
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Emily Greene Balch was an American sociologist, economist, and pacifist. She is best remembered for her work to deal with social issues like child labor, poverty, and immigration. She also worked towards reducing juvenile delinquency and uplifting poor immigrants. In 1946, Emily Greene Balch was honored with the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize.
![Rosabeth Moss Kanter Rosabeth Moss Kanter](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rosabeth-moss-kanter-1.jpg)
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Eveline M. Burns was a British-American economist, writer, and instructor who was a member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Committee on Economic Security. She became a professor of social work at Columbia University in 1928. In the 1950s, she served as vice-president and president of the American Economic Association and held various posts in the National Conference on Social Welfare.