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Development Economics

Prof. Esther Duflo and Prof. Benjamin Olken · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This course provides 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.

Lectures

Video Lectures

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction to Development Economics Video
  2. Lecture 2: Poverty Traps: Theory Video
  3. Lecture 3: Poverty Traps: Graduation Programs Video
  4. Lecture 4: Behavioral Development Economics: Introduction Video
  5. Lecture 5: Behavioral Development Economics: Psychology of Poverty Video
  6. Lecture 6: Investing in Human Capital: Theory Video
  7. Lecture 7: Demand for Education Video
  8. Lecture 8: Private and Social Returns to Education Video
  9. Lecture 9: Supply of Education Video
  10. Lecture 10: Savings Video
  11. Lecture 11: Demand for Health (Part 1) Video
  12. Lecture 12: Demand for Health (Part 2) Video
  13. Lecture 13: Family Video
  14. Lecture 14: Supply of Health Care (Part 2)/ Gender (Part 1) Video
  15. Lecture 15: Gender and the Labor Market Video
  16. Lecture 16: Land Markets (Part 1) Video
  17. Lecture 17: Land Markets (Part 2) Video
  18. Lecture 18: Land Markets (Part 3) / Public Finance (part 1) Video
  19. Lecture 19: Public Finance (Part 2) Video
  20. Lecture 20: Public Finance (Part 3) Video
  21. Lecture 21: PF (Part 4) / Labor (Part 1) Video
  22. Lecture 22: Labor (Part 2) Video
  23. Lecture 23: Labor (Part 3) Video
  24. Lecture 24: Credit (Part 1) Video
  25. Lecture 25: Credit (Part 2) Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Economics
Taught by
Prof. Esther Duflo, Prof. Benjamin Olken
Term
Fall 2021
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Economics, Society and politics
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Esther Duflo, Prof. Benjamin Olken. Development Economics. Fall 2021. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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