Foundations of Development Policy: Advanced Development Economics

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 12 weeks

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

课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/foundations-development-policy-advanced-mitx-14-740x-0

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This course is part of the MITx MicroMasters program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP). To enroll in the MicroMasters track or to learn more about this program and how it integrates with MIT’s new blended Master’s degree, go to MITx’s MicroMasters portal. If you just want to audit this course, click “Enroll Now.”

In this course, we will study the different facets of human development in topics such as education, health, gender, the family, land relations, risk, informal and formal norms, public policy, and institutions. While studying each of these topics, we will delve into the following questions:

• What determines the decisions of poor households in developing countries?
• What constraints are poor households subject to?
• What is the scope for policy interventions (implemented by the government, international organizations, or NGOs)?
• What policies have been tried out? Have they been successful?

At the same time, you will discover modern empirical methods in economics, in particular Randomized Control Trials (RCTs). Throughout the course, we will expose you to all facets of empirical projects, from experimental design and ethical issues, to data collection and data analysis.You will have the chance to gain experience working with real data using software for statistical analysis during weekly assignments.

课程大纲

• Lessons from cutting edge research in development across a range of topics
• How to build and apply economic models relevant to concrete development situations
• How to design and conduct a randomized control trial to learn more about these questions
• Data management and analysis using the software R

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