Syllabus for AAE/Econ 474 Economic Problems of Developing Areas

摘要: In 2012, one out of seven people in the developing world was living on less than $1.90 per day. One three $3.10 Health status, educational attainment, and government quality are substantially lower countries developed countries. Why so many poor what constrains them from catching up? What strategies can be effective moving poverty? The intention this course is to explore causes correlates global poverty, discuss policies used address it. We will begin class by defining development, inequality looking at some general trends these measures. then look human capital within which we cover health, nutrition, education, population, fertility. After that finance including informal insurance, traditional credit, microcredit, roscas, savings. From there move big-picture issues such as institutions, corruption, environment, property rights, foreign aid. Many papers read empirical goals learn how read, understand, criticize work. You do not need have taken an econometrics since necessary tools class. approach microeconomic, meaning focus individual household behaviors, well market failures lead sub-optimal choices individuals. This macroeconomic topics growth, trade, or globalization. because important topics, but rather