Consider issues posed by massive and persistent global poverty, and explore how economists can contribute to addressing this challenge.
Overview
Syllabus
- Poverty traps and the role of experimentation
- Food and nutrition
- Health care in developing countries
- Education
- Family roles, fertility decisions, and gender discrimination
- Risk and insurance
- Credit, lending, and microfinance
- Saving
- Entrepreneurship
- Institutions and politics
Taught by
Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Frank Schilbach
