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.