http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/23/stories/2006082305190200.htm

Chennai B-school ropes in Harvard professor

Staff Reporter

Dr. Mullainathan is distinguished fellow
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He will develop course structure and contents in subjects of behavioural and development finance
He will also carry out research programmes with the IFMR faculty and research associates
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CHENNAI: The Chennai-based Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) on Friday announced the launch of its \"distinguished fellowship\" programme and named Harvard University's Professor of Economics Dr. Sendhil Mullainathan its first distinguished fellow.

Dr. Mullainathan will develop course structure and contents in subjects of behavioural and development finance at both master's and doctoral levels for the Institute.

He will also carry out research programmes with the IFMR faculty and research associates, IFMR dean (academic) R. Chandrasekar told a press conference here.

\"We are looking at developing subjects such as micro-finance and rural finance as electives for our students,\" he added.

Dr. Mullainathan said much of the research would involve social impact of financing in rural, developing areas.

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Speech by Thomas Friedman of The New York Times....

"When we were young kids growing up in America, we were told to eat our
vegetables at dinner and not leave them. Mothers said, 'think of the
starving children in India and finish the dinner.' And now I tell my
children: 'Finish your maths homework. Think of the children in India
who would make you starve, if you don't.'"