Level:
Graduate
Instructors:
Prof. Esther Duflo
Prof. Abhijit Banerjee
Prof. Michael Kremer
A traditional birth attendant from Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India. (Image courtesy of Abhijit Banerjee.)
Course Description
Prerequisites: 14.121, 14.122
Topics include: Agricultural issues: peasant behavior, land tenancy, and interlinked markets. Credit and insurance market problems and institutions. Health, nutrition, and productivity. Gender bias. Education. Technological change. Government failures.
Technical Requirements
Any number of software tools can be used to import the data files found on this course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.