The Challenges of Global Poverty

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 13 weeks

所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: MITx 授课老师： Esther Duflo Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee

课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/challenges-global-poverty-mitx-14-73x

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*Note - This is an Archived course*

This is a course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty, and are hopeful that economists might have something useful to say about this challenge. The questions we will take up include: Is extreme poverty a thing of the past? What is economic life like when living under a dollar per day? Are the poor always hungry? How do we make schools work for poor citizens? How do we deal with the disease burden? Is microfinance invaluable or overrated? Without property rights, is life destined to be "nasty, brutish and short"? Should we leave economic development to the market? Should we leave economic development to non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Does foreign aid help or hinder? Where is the best place to intervene? And many others.

At the end of this course, you should have a good sense of the key questions asked by scholars interested in poverty today, and hopefully a few answers as well.

How does this course use videos? Do I need to watch the lectures live?
Various videos will be released each week including lecture sequences on the topic for that week, special interview videos with leading economists, and supplementary videos for reviewing topics in economics and statistics. You can watch these at your leisure once they come available each week, though we encourage you to keep up with the pace of the course.

Will the text of the lectures be available?
Yes, transcripts of the videotaped lectures will be available alongside each video.

Is there a required textbook?
Required readings will be assigned each week. More details will be available on the syllabus.

How are grades assigned?
Grading will be based on lecture sequence questions (25%), homework assignments (45%), a brief final project (10%), and a final exam (20%). See syllabus for more details.

Will certificates be awarded?
Yes. Two forms of certificates are available for this course. Online learners who achieve a passing grade can earn an Honor Code Certificate of Mastery or pay a small fee and earn a Verified Certificate of Mastery. These certificates will indicate you have successfully completely the course but will not include a specific grade. The certificates will be issued by edX under the name of MITx.

Will the material be made available to anyone registered for this course?
Yes, all the material will be made available to all students.

What type of computing environment do I need for this course?
You need to have a computer running one of the following operating systems:

•     Microsoft Windows, version XP or greater (XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7)
•     Apple OSX, version 10.2 or greater
•     Linux - most distributions that have been released within the past two years should work

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This is a past/archived course. At this time, you can only explore this course in a self-paced fashion. Certain features of this course may not be active, but many people enjoy watching the videos and working with the materials. Make sure to check for reruns of this course.

课程大纲

• To identify and analyze some of the root causes of underdevelopment using principles of economics
• To understand the unique constraints and trade-offs the poor face when making decisions
• How to interpret the findings of empirical research that evaluates the effectiveness of anti-poverty strategies, policies, and interventions (including strengths and weaknesses of research)
• A basic understanding of various econometric tools used in development research, which will provide the foundation for participating in more technical courses in development economics

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