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14.771 Development Economics

14.771 Development Economics (Fall 2021, MIT OCW). Instructors: Prof. Esther Duflo and Prof. Benjamin Olken. This course is aimed at Ph.D. students in economics. It provides a rigorous introduction to core microeconomic issues in economic development, focusing on both key theoretical contributions and empirical applications to understand both why some countries are poor and on how markets function differently in poor economies. Topics include human capital (education and health); labor markets; credit markets; land markets; firms; and the role of the public sector. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Lecture 05 - Behavioral Development Economics: Psychology of Poverty

Instructor: Frank Schilbach. Part 2 of 2 of Behavioral Development Economics. Discusses papers covering financial strain, sleep, and mental health.

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Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - Poverty Traps: Theory

Lecture 03 - Poverty Traps: Graduation Programs

Lecture 04 - Behavioral Development Economics: Introduction

Lecture 05 - Behavioral Development Economics: Psychology of Poverty

Lecture 06 - Investing in Human Capital: Theory

Lecture 07 - Demand for Education

Lecture 08 - Private and Social Returns to Education

Lecture 09 - Supply of Education

Lecture 10 - Savings

Lecture 11 - Demand for Health, Part 1

Lecture 12 - Demand for Health, Part 2

Lecture 13 - Family

Lecture 14 - Supply of Health Care (Part 2)/ Gender (Part 1)

Lecture 15 - Gender and the Labor Market

Lecture 16 - Land Markets, Part 1

Lecture 17 - Land Markets, Part 2

Lecture 18 - Land Markets (Part 3)/ Public Finance (Part 1)

Lecture 19 - Public Finance, Part 2

Lecture 20 - Public Finance, Part 3

Lecture 21 - Public Finance (Part 4)/ Labor (Part 1)

Lecture 22 - Labor, Part 2

Lecture 23 - Labor, Part 3

Lecture 24 - Credit, Part 1

Lecture 25 - Credit, Part 2