The Economics of Developing Countries (326-0-20)

Instructors

Jonas Yang Jin

Meeting Info

Harris Hall L07: Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This course will develop your knowledge of the economic lives of people in low-income countries, with a focus on microeconomic issues. Topics include investments in education and health, saving and lending behavior, microfinance, insurance, gender, migration, political economy, foreign aid, and more. We will investigate questions regarding the effects of underdevelopment across the world, with a particular focus on interventions that improve the lives of the poor. In doing so, we will apply both theoretical models and empirical tools used to study important policy questions related to poverty, inequality, and development.

Registration Requirements

ECON 281-0, ECON 310-1

Class Materials (Required)

"Problem sets will require use of Stata.
1. Poor Economics, Banerjee and Duflo, 2011, PublicAffairs, ISBN-13 978-1610390934
2. Development Economics, Ray, 1998, Princeton University Press, ISBN-13 978-0691017068"

Class Materials (Suggested)

None

Class Notes

We will also cover individual readings beyond the textbooks within each topic

Class Attributes

SDG Responsible Consumption

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Economics Majors & Minors until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites. Pre-requisite: Students must have taken ECON 310-1 or MMSS 211-1 and ECON 281 or ECON 381-1 or MATH 386-1 or IEMS 304 or STAT 350 to successfully enroll in this course.