[change] poor economics

mit economists abhijit banerjee and esther duflo (of the poverty action lab) do randomized control trials in poor communities and have some great insights on global development. they've just published a book (http://pooreconomics.com) that will likely be interesting to the people on this list. there are also a series of interviews online that give you a taste of their work at http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/06/08/137041672/the-tuesday-podcast-poor... and http://temcnally.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-28T10_12_36-07_00 yaw