Economic Development, Microfinance, and Social Networks

5 credits · Undergraduate

An introduction to the study of the financial lives of households in less developed countries, focusing on savings, credit, informal insurance, the expansion of microfinance, social learning, public finance/redistribution, and social networks. Prerequisites- Econ 51 or Publpol 51 and Econ 102B. Approved field credit for the ECON BA, BS, and Minor Programs.