Esther Duflo pointed out that it was wrong to assume that giving handouts to the poor made them lazy.

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Esther Duflo says fear of migration is often made worse by governments who want to be seen to be doing something about the problem.

The number of poor in India has been slashed, says Duflo. 'But that does not mean we should be happy. That is not enough,' she says.