Development Economics Econ 24

In this course I focus on Microeconomic Issues. Though I recommend two text books but I use recent research articles in the field to supplement the book. I follow the works of the following economists in this course:

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Marianne Bertrand, Eric Edmonds, Rohini Pande,

Joshua Angrist, Sendhil Mullainathan, Dean Karlan, Michael Kremer, Emily Oster

Important Links:

Poverty Action Lab

World Bank

Financial Access Initiative

Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development

Syllabus (Fall 2009)

You are welcome to email me and set up an appointment beyond my office hours.

 

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