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
FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos
694 years, 4 months
Units & Quizzes
25
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Certificate of Completion
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)
Course Currilcum
- Lecture 01 – Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Poverty Traps: Theory Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Poverty Traps: Graduation Programs Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Behavioral Development Economics: Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Behavioral Development Economics: Psychology of Poverty Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Investing in Human Capital: Theory Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Demand for Education Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Private and Social Returns to Education Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Supply of Education Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Savings Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – Demand for Health, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Demand for Health, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Family Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Supply of Health Care (Part 2)/ Gender (Part 1) Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Gender and the Labor Market Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Land Markets, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Land Markets, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Land Markets (Part 3)/ Public Finance (Part 1) Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Public Finance, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – Public Finance, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – Public Finance (Part 4)/ Labor (Part 1) Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – Labor, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 23 – Labor, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – Credit, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Credit, Part 2 Unlimited
