Transfer Board
Global LaureateEconomicsRetains origin tie
Esther Duflo: MIT to UZH
Effective · Jul 2026Announced · Oct 2025Last verified · Aug 2026
Stated mixed reasons
“"With the disengagement of the US from international development and climate, it is time for other actors to take over." — Esther Duflo, speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival, describing the move as professional and geopolitical (The Indian Express).”
About Esther Duflo
Sources
- Nobel Laureates Duflo and Banerjee to Join UZHUniversity of Zurich · 2025-10-10
- Married Nobel-winning economists move from US to EuropeTimes Higher Education
- 'Will help shift that centre of gravity': Nobel laureate Esther Duflo on MIT to Zurich shiftThe Indian Express
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