Economics 349DE - Advanced Topics in Economics: 'Advanced Economic Development'

Advanced Economic Development

Fall
2020
01
4.00
Sarah Adelman
M 09:45AM-11:00AM;TTH 09:30AM-11:15AM;WF 10:15AM-11:15AM
Mount Holyoke College
112881
sadelman@mtholyoke.edu
This course analyzes microeconomic concerns in less-developed countries, specifically economic behavior for agricultural households facing missing and incomplete markets. Topics include agricultural production and input markets, risk and uncertainty, microfinance, and health and education. This course will focus on developing microeconomic models and analyzing empirical evidence.
Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors; Prereq: ECON-212 and ECON-220.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.