Dr Jean Drèze (born 1959) is a Belgium-born development economist who has been influential in the economic policy making of India. His work include issues like hunger, famine, gender inequality, child health and education, and the NREGA. He made important contributions to the first draft of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
His co-authors include Nobel laureate in economics Amartya Sen, with whom he has written on famine, Nicholas Stern, with whom he has written on policy reform when market prices are distorted and Nobel laureate in economics Angus Deaton. He has written a dozen of books with his co-authors and more dozen of his articles published in Indian newspapers and abroad. He is currently an honorary Professor at the Delhi School of Economics, and Visiting Professor at the Department of Economics, Ranchi University. He was a member of the National Advisory Council of India in both first and second term.
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