Economic Development

3 credits · Graduate School

Contemporary theories and empirical studies. Topics include missing markets and market imperfection in developing countries; health, education, and labor market performance in low-income countries; credit, savings and insurance in rural economies; property rights, infrastructure and public provision of goods; intra-household bargaining and allocation; technology adoption; inequality and redistributive policy; and macroeconomic policy. Empirical strategies in development economics. Prerequisite: 8110, 8210, and 8310. [3]