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Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with shaun ley. Hello and welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. We use random trials to test whether medicines make a difference. Why not use the same method to find effective treatments for poverty . The experimental trials in africa and india run by professor esther duflo and two colleagues have won them the nobel prize for economics. Among theirfindings food aid isnt helping the poor, and the poorest kids dont need more books, they need more time. A fashionable idea wins the nobel prize. But is this really a story of failure of economists to predict the financial crisis, and of economics to offer Big Solutions . Professor esther duflo, welcome to hardtalk. In awarding the prize to you and your fellow economists, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, the Nobel Committee praised your experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. How would you explain what you do . So the idea is very simple. So first of all, you take a big problem, like how are we goin
With the headlines. About 11 in cardiff. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Still on the chilly side. Into friday evening then, that area of cloud and rain slowly clears off towards the east, hello and welcome to hardtalk. So under those clearing skies, have a look at the blue colours, im shaun ley. That indicates quite a cold start to your weekend, in fact, subzero temperatures for many of us, particularly in the north first thing saturday, but really wherever you are, you could well wake up to quite we use random trials to test whether medicines make a difference. A sharp frost. Why not use the same method to find effective treatments for poverty . After that chilly start to saturday, the experimental trials in africa and india, run by professor esther duflo and two colleagues, have won them the nobel prize for economics. More cloud and rain work among theirfindings food aid isnt helping the poor and the poorest kids dont need more books, in from the west through the day, they need more
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Hello and welcome to hard rock. I am shaun ley. We use random trials to test whether medicines make a difference. Why not use the same method to find effective treatments for poverty . The experimental trials in africa and india run by professor esther duflo and two colleagues have won them the nobel prize for economics. Among theirfindings food aid isnt helping the poor, and the poorest kids dont need more books, they need more time. A fashionable idea wins the nobel prize, but is this really a story of failure . Of economists to predict the financial crisis, and of economics to offer Big Solutions . Professor esther duflo, welcome to hardtalk. In awarding the prize to you and your fellow economists, Abhijit Banerjee and michael kremer, the Nobel Committee prays your experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. How would you explain what you do . So the idea is very simple. So first of all, you ta ke very simple. So first of all, you take a big p
Lets focus in more detail on the British Governments plans. The British Government has finally published the eu Withdrawal Agreement bill that would ratify borisjohnsons brexit deal. Ministers are hoping it will make its way through parliament this week, allowing britain to leave the eu at the end of the month, without an extension. The opposition says its impossible, though, to give the bill all 110 pages of detailed legislation proper scrutiny in just three days of debate. Earlier, the speaker refused to allow a straight yes or no vote on the brexit deal. Mark essex, director of Public Policy and part of the brexit team at kpmg joins me now. I dont envy you, mark. Have you read this 110 page document . i dont envy you, mark. Have you read this 110 page document . I was up read this 110 page document . I was up late last night and no, i havent. Neither have i, i must confess. But what is in there, your thoughts . It gives us a transition, thatis thoughts . It gives us a transition, th