International Development

This course focuses on less developed countries. Covered topics include economic growth; economic inequality, poverty and personal well-being; foreign aid; credit markets and microfinance; population change and gender inequality; health and education provision, and labor markets. The course tackles these issues both theoretically and empirically. Lectures will be live at the scheduled time. To allow students in different time zones to access the material, the lectures will be recorded in real time and posted for later viewing.