14.772 Development Economics: Macroeconomics, Spring 2009

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Kremer, Michael; Townsend, Robert M.
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Development Economics: Macroeconomics
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Abstract
This course emphasizes dynamic models of growth and development. Topics covered include: migration, modernization, and technological change; static and dynamic models of political economy; the dynamics of income distribution and institutional change; firm structure in developing countries; development, transparency, and functioning of financial markets; privatization; and, banks and credit market institutions in emerging markets. This course contributes to the fulfillment of requirements for the Development field for Economics Ph.D. students at both Harvard and MIT. This course is jointly taught by Harvard and MIT instructors. The Harvard course is Economics 2390c Development Economics II: Macroeconomic Issues.
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2009-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90863
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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14.772-Spring2009
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Keywords
development economics, macroeconomics, aggregative growth theory, returns to human capital, population theory, technology, returns to capital, non-aggregative growth models, finance, property rights, trade, reputation, history, culture, political science, enviroment, emerging market economies, measurement frameworks, neo-Classical standards, interventions, mechanism design, applied general equilibrium development economics, supply-side
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