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Economics 172: Issues in African Economic Development

Economics 172: Issues in African Economic Development (Spring 2014, UC Berkeley). Instructor: Professor Edward Andrew Miguel. This course will examine leading issues in development economics, with a focus on how they relate to Sub-Saharan Africa. This course will also explore the empirical methods used to rigorously measure the impact of development and anti-poverty programs. Topics include: patterns of global and African economic development; theories of economic growth; geography, health, and development; the economics of HIV/AIDS; investing in human capital; economic and climate shocks in rural households; public goods, corruption, and ethnic divisions; and historical legacies of slavery and colonialism.

Lecture 16 - Economic and Climate Shocks in Rural Households


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Lecture 01 - Introduction
Lecture 02 - Patterns of Global and African Economic Development
Lecture 03 - Theories of Economic Growth (No Audio after 16 min)
Lecture 04 - Theories of Economic Growth (cont.)
Lecture 05 - Geography, Health, and Development
Lecture 06 - Geography, Health, and Development (cont.)
Lecture 07 - Geography, Health, and Development (cont.)
Lecture 08 - Geography, Health, and Development (cont.)
Lecture 09 - Geography, Health, and Development (cont.)
Lecture 10 - The Economics of HIV/AIDS
Lecture 11 - The Economics of HIV/AIDS (cont.)
Lecture 12 - The Economics of HIV/AIDS (cont.)
Lecture 13 - Investing in Human Capital
Lecture 14 - Investing in Human Capital (cont.)
Lecture 15 - Investing in Human Capital (cont.)
Lecture 16 - Economic and Climate Shocks in Rural Households
Lecture 17 - Economic and Climate Shocks in Rural Households (cont.)
Lecture 18 - Economic and Climate Shocks in Rural Households (cont.)
Lecture 19 - Global Poverty and Impact Evaluation (Guest Lecture: Marshall Burke)
Lecture 20 - Public Goods, Corruption, and Ethnic Divisions
Lecture 21 - Public Goods, Corruption, and Ethnic Divisions (cont.)
Lecture 22 - Public Goods, Corruption, and Ethnic Divisions (cont.)
Lecture 23 - Historical Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism
Lecture 24 - Historical Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism (cont.)
Lecture 25 - Current Successes and Future Challenges
Lecture 26 - Current Successes and Future Challenges (cont.)