Development Economics

Instructors: Mattea Stein +1 more

What you'll learn

  •   Understand the central policy issues in development economics and the current state of research
  •   Critically analyze and evaluate policy options available to address contemporary issues in developing countries
  •   Apply standard empirical tools and econometric techniques to evaluate the impact of public policies
  •   Apply micro-economic theoretical models to understand key economic problems in developing countries

    • Skills you'll gain

  •   Social Sciences
  •   Economic Development
  •   Regression Analysis
  •   Policy Analysis
  •   Econometrics
  •   Behavioral Economics
  •   Economics
  •   Program Evaluation
  •   Human Capital
  •   Insurance
  •   Financial Analysis
  •   Entrepreneurship
  •   Analysis

    • There are 5 modules in this course

    To do so, we will cover the current state of research applying micro-econometric techniques to evaluate the effects of policy interventions in areas ranging from education to social assistance, from agricultural technology adoption to access to credit and micro-enterprise growth.

    Social protection

    Human capital

    Credit, savings, insurance

    Labor, agriculture, entrepreneurship

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