“In technology, we spend so much time experimenting, fine-tuning, getting the absolute cheapest way to do something — so why aren’t we doing that with social policy?” – Esther Duflo

“There’s no silver bullet. You cannot helicopter people out of poverty.” – Esther Duflo

“You have to keep experimenting, and sometimes ideology has to be trumped by practicality.” – Esther Duflo