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Learn from Nobel Prize-Winning economists about the use of data to solve modern social and political problems.

In Good Economics for Hard Times, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo touch on how we can make progress on issues like inequality, technological disruption, and climate change using compassionate and evidence-based approaches in economics.

After checking out the book, join the Effective Altruism NYC community to discuss! You can prep and share your own questions for the group, or feel free to join for a participant driven conversation. You can also join the #reading-group channel in our Slack for more conversation before and after the event! https://bit.ly/eanycslack

Find the book on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Good-Economics-Times-Abhijit-Banerjee/dp/1610399501

If you need assistance paying for a copy of the book, please reach out to Alex at least two weeks before the discussion: alexrk@effectivealtruism.nyc

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For those new to effective altruism, here are a couple of good introductions. In short, EA is about using evidence to carefully analyze how, given limited resources, we can help others the *most*.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48VAQtGmfWY