ECON 590

Introduction to Development Economics

Prerequisites

Either ECON 508 and ECON 582, or permission of instructor.

Description

Theoretical and empirical analysis of the microeconomics of development. Examines household behavior in developing countries, and how households respond to missing/imperfect markets. Includes intrahousehold allocation, responses to risks and shocks, credit markets, firms, labor markets, and health.

CEC Data

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