By: Scroll Staff Published in:* Scroll* Date: January 9, 2026 Source: https://scroll.in/latest/1093441/welfare-economist-jean-dreze-wins-global-award-for-research-on-poverty-and-inequality-in-india *Note*: Please access the source to read the entire article "He [Drèze] was also recognised for his advocacy for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the National Food Security Act."
"Economist Jean Drèze was awarded <https://wid.world/news-article/jean-dreze-receives-2026-global-inequality-research-award-during-the-world-inequality-conference-in-paris/> the Global Inequality Research Award at the World Inequality Conference held at the Paris School of Economics on Friday." "After winning the award, Drèze said: 'This recognition is not something I achieved on my own. All the work I do is in collaboration with people and collectives working for change.'” “'India has all possible varieties of inequality – not only astronomical economic inequality, but also the caste system, huge gender disparities, massive disparities in access to education, and so forth,' Drèze said. 'The silver lining is that India also has a rich history of resistance to inequality. I’ve been very fortunate to be associated with some of these movements.'”
