Economics 172: Issues in African Economic Development (Spring 2014, UC Berkeley). Instructor: Professor Edward Andrew Miguel.
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September 26, 2023
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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.
Course Curriculum
- Lecture 01 – Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Patterns of Global and African Economic Development Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Theories of Economic Growth (No Audio after 16 min) Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Theories of Economic Growth (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Geography, Health, and Development Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Geography, Health, and Development (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Geography, Health, and Development (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Geography, Health, and Development (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Geography, Health, and Development (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – The Economics of HIV/AIDS Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – The Economics of HIV/AIDS (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – The Economics of HIV/AIDS (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Investing in Human Capital Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Investing in Human Capital (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Investing in Human Capital (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Economic and Climate Shocks in Rural Households Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Economic and Climate Shocks in Rural Households (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Economic and Climate Shocks in Rural Households (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Global Poverty and Impact Evaluation Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – Public Goods, Corruption, and Ethnic Divisions Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – Public Goods, Corruption, and Ethnic Divisions (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – Public Goods, Corruption, and Ethnic Divisions (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 23 – Historical Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – Historical Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Current Successes and Future Challenges Unlimited
- Lecture 26 – Current Successes and Future Challenges (cont.) Unlimited
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