Case Study (Financial Development and Inequality)

Instructors

UEDA Kenichi

Term / Language / Credits

S1S2 / English / 2

Objectives

Become capable of reading theoretical and empirical analyses on financial development and inequality at the level often discussed among international policy experts.
• To build the capacity to understand policy issues of financial development and inequality.
• To be familiar with major theoretical arguments and empirical methods.
• To improve policy discussion skills:
o Presenting (advertising/defending)
o Serving as discussant (praising/criticizing)
o Open-floor discussions (involving others)

Keywords

Financial development, inequality, model-based evaluation

Schedule

- Students will present chapters from Financial Systems in Developing Economies and possibly a few other papers or own research papers.
- One student will be assigned to formally present each chapter (or a paper) and another will be assigned to formally discuss it. Afterwards, there will be floor discussions for the chapter/paper, which all students are expected to lively participate in.
- A few lectures will be also given over the course.

Teaching Methods

Lecture; student's formal presentation and formal discussion; open floor discussions.

Grading

Presentation, class participation, and report.

Required Textbook

Robert M. Townsend, 2011, Financial Systems in Developing Economies, Oxford University Press (Oxford)

Notes on Taking the Course

Good understanding of micro and macroeconomics as well as statistical methods/econometrics are necessary. Prerequisites are Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Statistical Methods (or their equivalents). Recommend to take Development Economics: Macro Approach.

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