Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak is an economics professor at Yale University, where he directs the Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale.

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A child’s playground is closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 4.
A child’s playground is closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 4.

Saving Lives Saves Livelihoods

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Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
A woman selects corn for the market during the government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 7.
A woman selects corn for the market during the government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 7.

For the Rural Poor, the Coronavirus Crash Isn’t Here Yet

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Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
Two men greet each other by touching elbows.
Two men greet each other by touching elbows.

Poor Countries Need to Think Twice About Social Distancing

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Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Zachary Barnett-Howell
(From left) Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit Banerjee attend a press conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
(From left) Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit Banerjee attend a press conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

The Nobel Winners in Economics Are On the Right Track

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Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, C. Austin Davis
People from northern Bangladesh migrate to Dhaka for work in March 2008.
People from northern Bangladesh migrate to Dhaka for work in March 2008.

Instead of Bringing Jobs to the People, Bring the People to the Jobs

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