Schedule

This page contains all of the following resources for each class meeting:

Readings include textbook chapters and occasional journal articles
Assignments are due by the beginning of class unless otherwise stated
Class materials contain extra explanations, math/statistical properties & proofs, and other helpful resourcesThese “online appendices” keep the slides nice and de-cluttered!
Slides are “Xaringan” presentations in html that can be opened in any browserFile > Print > Save as PDF if you wish to download them

Relevant materials (if applicable, icons will become links) will be posted before class meets.

Last Update: 10:40:36 Mon Dec 09 2019.

Fundamentals of Economic Development	Reading	Class	Slides	Assignment
1 What is Development?
2 Measuring Development
3 Can We Plan an Economy?
Models of Economic Development	Reading	Class	Slides	Assignment
4 The Microeconomics of Development
5 The Macroeconomics of Development
Policies & Exogenous Factors
6 Foreign Aid
7 Geography and Other Uncontrollable Factors
Short Paper 1 due Wed Oct 30
Institutions and Political Economy	Reading	Class	Slides	Assignment
8 Introduction to Political Economy
9 The Pre-modern Malthusian Economy
10 The Natural State and the Violence Trap
Making Comparisons and Case Studies	Reading	Class	Slides	Assignment
11 The Origins of Liberal Democracy in Western Europe
12 Russia and the Post-Communist Transition
13 State Capitalism: East Asian Style
14 Extractive Institutions: Latin America and Africa
Short Paper 2 due Dec 6 by email
Country Profile due Dec 9
Final Exam