Development Economics: Microeconomic Approach

Instructors

TAKASAKI Yoshito

Term / Language / Credits

S2 / English / 2

Objectives

The objective of this course is to understand the essential concepts and methods of development microeconomics. It covers program evaluation; poverty and inequality; human development; agriculture and transformation; information and markets; credit and risk; and institutions and political economy.

Keywords

Development economics, Program evaluation, Poverty, Inequality, Human development, Agriculture, Information, Credit, Risk, Institution

Schedule

1. Development
2. Program evaluation
3. Poverty and inequality
4. Human development
5. Agriculture and transformation
6. Information and markets
7. Credit and risk
8. Institutions and political economy

Teaching Methods

Lecture

Grading

Homework; Final exam

Required Textbook

Taylor, J. E. and T. J. Lybbert (2015). Essentials of Development Economics. 2nd ed. University of California Press. (ISBN: 9780520959057)

Reference Books

Ray, D. (1998). Development Economics. Princeton: Princeton University Press. (ISBN: 9781400835898)

Notes on Taking the Course

Microeconomics for Public Policy or equivalent is prerequisite.

Related Resources

Course Catalog 2015-2016