No evidence that reservation leads to incompetence: Abhijit Banerjee

Delivering the 27th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture, Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee said there is no evidence that reservation for women and scheduled castes and tribes in politics leads to massive incompetence, according to findings from studies conducted by experts, including his wife and fellow Nobel Laureate, Esther Duflo.