ClassInfo - Fall 2017 Applied Economics Classes

Fall 2017 | APEC 8702 Section 001: Trade and Development II (35131)

Instructor(s): Marc Bellemare
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 2 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Second Half of Term

10/24/2017 - 12/13/2017

Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:25PM

UMTC, St Paul

Magrath Library 6
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2023
(Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: This course will focus on the applied microeonomics of international development. The course will focus on empirically testing the various theories developed to account for persistent economic underdevelopment and poverty. We will start from key ideas and methods in empirical development economics, then cover household models (both unitary and otherwise), intrahousehold models, market formation and market participation, land markets, technology adoption, risk and insurance, and other topics related to development microeconomics, all from an empirical perspective. : prereq: First-year PhD level microeconomics and econometrics
Class Notes:: Please email apecdgs@umn.edu for a permission number.
Class Description:: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35131/1179

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