The progress of the pure theory of social choice with an expanded informational base was, in this sense, quite crucial for my applied work as well.
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I left Delhi, in 1971, shortly after Collective Choice and Social Welfare was published in 1970.Amartya Sen
From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and prevention of famines.
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When the Nobel award came my way, it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh.
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It is also very engaging - and a delight - to go back to Bangladesh as often as I can, which is not only my old home, but also where some of my closest friends and collaborators live and work.
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The educational excellence of Presidency College was captivating. My interest in economics was amply rewarded by quite outstanding teaching.
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But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years.
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