14.771 Development Economics
14.771 Development Economics (Fall 2021, MIT OCW). Instructors: Prof. Esther Duflo and Prof. Benjamin Olken. This course is aimed at Ph.D. students in economics. It provides a rigorous introduction to core microeconomic issues in economic development, focusing on both key theoretical contributions and empirical applications to understand both why some countries are poor and on how markets function differently in poor economies. Topics include human capital (education and health); labor markets; credit markets; land markets; firms; and the role of the public sector.
(from ocw.mit.edu)
| Lecture 01 - Introduction |
| Lecture 02 - Poverty Traps: Theory |
| Lecture 03 - Poverty Traps: Graduation Programs |
| Lecture 04 - Behavioral Development Economics: Introduction |
| Lecture 05 - Behavioral Development Economics: Psychology of Poverty |
| Lecture 06 - Investing in Human Capital: Theory |
| Lecture 07 - Demand for Education |
| Lecture 08 - Private and Social Returns to Education |
| Lecture 09 - Supply of Education |
| Lecture 10 - Savings |
| Lecture 11 - Demand for Health, Part 1 |
| Lecture 12 - Demand for Health, Part 2 |
| Lecture 13 - Family |
| Lecture 14 - Supply of Health Care (Part 2)/ Gender (Part 1) |
| Lecture 15 - Gender and the Labor Market |
| Lecture 16 - Land Markets, Part 1 |
| Lecture 17 - Land Markets, Part 2 |
| Lecture 18 - Land Markets (Part 3)/ Public Finance (Part 1) |
| Lecture 19 - Public Finance, Part 2 |
| Lecture 20 - Public Finance, Part 3 |
| Lecture 21 - Public Finance (Part 4)/ Labor (Part 1) |
| Lecture 22 - Labor, Part 2 |
| Lecture 23 - Labor, Part 3 |
| Lecture 24 - Credit, Part 1 |
| Lecture 25 - Credit, Part 2 |
| References |
14.771 Development Economics
Instructors: Prof. Esther Duflo and Prof. Benjamin Olken. Lecture Slides. Readings. This course provides a rigorous introduction to core microeconomic issues in economic development.
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