ILRLE 7490 - [Economics of Development]

(crosslisted) ECON 7720

Spring. Next Offered: 2020-2021. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: first-year graduate economic theory and econometrics.

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Analytical approaches to the economic problems of developing nations. Topics include old and new directions in development economics thinking, the welfare economics of poverty and inequality, empirical evidence on who benefits from economic development, labor market models, and public policy evaluation.