Health and Education in Developing Countries

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course focuses on applied micro-economic issues related to health and education in developing countries and gives particular attention to empirical analysis, research methods in program evaluation and writing an original economics research paper. The class alternates between lectures and computer lab work. In lecture, we discuss new ideas or concepts and the assigned readings. The classroom labs help students apply the concepts from readings and lecture to actual data using Stata. The major focus of the topics in the class is human capital – ie. Health and education, particularly in poor settings.