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Could Duflo's Nobel prize win help attract more women into economics?
Professor Esther Duflo has become only the second woman to win the Nobel prize for economics, and the youngest recipient of the award.
Prof Duflo was part of a trio, alongside her husband Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, to win the prize for their work in fighting poverty.
She said that she is "humbled" by her success in winning and hopes it will "inspire many, many other women".
Photo: Esther Duflo waves on the stage after receiving the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
Credit: Getty Images
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