# Development Economics

- 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](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/pages/readings/)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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

1. [Lecture 1: Introduction to Development Economics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/cb393986066f) (Video)
2. [Lecture 2: Poverty Traps: Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/feb40f2083cf) (Video)
3. [Lecture 3: Poverty Traps: Graduation Programs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/0e2af00e1ef6) (Video)
4. [Lecture 4: Behavioral Development Economics: Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/dc8afe987ca0) (Video)
5. [Lecture 5: Behavioral Development Economics: Psychology of Poverty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/7635ba1c3d74) (Video)
6. [Lecture 6: Investing in Human Capital: Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/5039090ac8fb) (Video)
7. [Lecture 7: Demand for Education](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/61943b858964) (Video)
8. [Lecture 8: Private and Social Returns to Education](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/f6f2a69e8a96) (Video)
9. [Lecture 9: Supply of Education](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/af666cd8c4cf) (Video)
10. [Lecture 10: Savings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/1ce2c3f7c83b) (Video)
11. [Lecture 11: Demand for Health (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/dae732bcce08) (Video)
12. [Lecture 12: Demand for Health (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/1c1eb9fbfd5c) (Video)
13. [Lecture 13: Family](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/445e12bb33da) (Video)
14. [Lecture 14: Supply of Health Care (Part 2)/ Gender (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/c7a7fe9b5892) (Video)
15. [Lecture 15: Gender and the Labor Market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/09ac6b2227f1) (Video)
16. [Lecture 16: Land Markets (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/8bc759c77314) (Video)
17. [Lecture 17: Land Markets (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/5ef6cbeea43b) (Video)
18. [Lecture 18: Land Markets (Part 3) / Public Finance (part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/2bf39de6cc85) (Video)
19. [Lecture 19: Public Finance (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/0d040a917362) (Video)
20. [Lecture 20: Public Finance (Part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/0d7c68eac18c) (Video)
21. [Lecture 21: PF (Part 4) / Labor (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/bfc35a8f76d0) (Video)
22. [Lecture 22: Labor (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/31a5d6b26d60) (Video)
23. [Lecture 23: Labor (Part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/7bd8d1fa9457) (Video)
24. [Lecture 24: Credit (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/770ea6ad82fa) (Video)
25. [Lecture 25: Credit (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021/b2aeab77808a) (Video)