tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post4401781898560799081..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: MIT Technology Review profiles Esther DufloAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-8885489815012131572010-01-06T20:31:50.390+05:302010-01-06T20:31:50.390+05:30If mainstream economists said it made no sense, th...If mainstream economists said it made no sense, then they need to get out a bit more. Lentils aren't "cheap" for the poor in India. The shots may be free, but taking time off to go to the public health centre would not have been tempting if they were unaware and insufficiently educated about the benefits of the shots. (Who wants to visit a doctor when not unwell? Many of us procrastinate even when we <i>are</i> unwell.) <br /><br /> I suppose Duflo thought about all that: presumably she tried it because she expected it to have a chance of succeeding.Rahul Siddharthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809667965184094636noreply@blogger.com