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Article Abstract Online ISSN: 1099-176X Print ISSN: 1091-4358 The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics Volume 27, Issue 2, 2024. Pages: 59-62 Published Online: 1 June 2024 Copyright © 2024 ICMPE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERSPECTIVE A Fireside Chat about Global Mental Health with Dr. Esther Duflo, Nobel Laureate in Economics Benjamin Lê Cook1* and Esther Duflo2 1Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Director, Health Equity Research Lab, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA. 2Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. * Correspondence to: Benjamin Lê Cook, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Director, Health Equity Research Lab, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, 1035 Cambridge St., Suite 26A, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA. Tel.+1-617-806-8741 E-mail: bcook@cha.harvard.edu Source of Funding: None declared. Abstract Dr. Esther Duflo, Nobel Laureate in Economics, and co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) sat down with Dr. Benjamin Cook for a “fireside chat” at the 12th National Institute of Mental Health Global Mental Health Research Without Borders Conference. Dr. Duflo discussed J-PAL’s efforts to develop and test interventions for improving mental health and how cash transfer programs can be used to improve mental health. She also discussed the importance of using randomized control trials (RCTs) in shaping global mental health initiatives. Dr. Duflo shared insights from projects addressing loneliness among older individuals in India, secondary school scholarships in Ghana, and other studies that have informed social policies. Looking forward, she discusses climate change as a threat to the reductions in poverty realized in the last 30 years and encourages the expansion of networks of research and policy collaborations to improve global health. Received 16 April 2024; Accepted 22 April 2024 Copyright © 2024 ICMPE