Mark Whitehouse, Columnist

Nobel Winners Offer an Antidote to Donald Trump

Be more compassionate toward the poor and those left behind, say economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo.

November 12, 2019 at 3:00 PM UTC

Mark Whitehouse is a member of the editorial board covering global economics and finance. Previously, he reported on economics for the Wall Street Journal and was managing editor of Vedomosti, a Russian-language business daily.

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The phenomena of Donald Trump and Brexit reflect a deep disillusionment with politics as usual throughout the developed world. How can responsible leaders get things back on track and make progress toward a more prosperous and less acrimonious world?

One piece of advice from two Nobel-winning economists: Stop treating the poor and left-behind like losers.