AEM 7620 - Microeconomics of International Development

Spring. (Offered odd years.) 3 credits. S–U or letter grade option.

Prerequisite: completion of first-year Ph.D. course sequence in AEM or ECON or permission of instructor.

C. B. Barrett.

Focuses on models of individual, household, firm/farm, and market behavior in low- and middle-income developing economies. Topics include agricultural land, labor, and financial institutions; technology adoption; food security and nutrition; risk management; intra-household analysis; reciprocity networks; and product/factor markets analysis. Emphasizes empirical research.