In this course, we will study the different facets of human development: education, health, gender, the family, land relations, risk, informal and formal norms and institutions. While studying each of these topics, we will ask: What determines the decisions of poor households in developing countries? What constraints are they subject to? Is there a scope for policy (by government, international organizations, or NGOs)? What policies have been tried out? Have they been successful?
Technical Requirements
File decompression software, such as Winzip or StuffIt, is required to open the .zip files found on this course site. The .zip file contains additional files which require software as well. STATA® software is required to run the .dta files found on this course site.