APEC8702
APEC 8702 - Trade and Development II (2 Cr.)
Applied Economics (11033)
TCOA - College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
APEC 8702 - Trade and Development II (2 Cr.)
Course 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.
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prereq: First-year PhD level microeconomics and econometrics
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prereq: First-year PhD level microeconomics and econometrics
Minimum credits
2
Maximum credits
2
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Lecture
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall