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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Introduction to the processes of economic growth and development. The course examines various theories of development; poverty and inequality measurement; and the role of markets for credit, labor and land, as well as education and health, in development. The role of public policy will be considered within each of these topics. The course may also cover topics such as foreign aid, commodity pricing, and tax policy. (Prerequisites: 511b; 512b can be taken concurrently.)
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Considers theories and evidence to explain processes of economic development; examines theories of economic growth, and the two-way links between development and poverty, inequality, social institutions, and the family. Policy debates on education, health, and social policy, and governmental and international aid are also covered.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Examines health care policy formulation focusing on developing countries. Theory and practical lessons on how policy is, or isn't, translated into programs. Global epidemiological threats to the infrastructure and financial stability of health care systems will be studied, in addition to: 1) how alternative health care finance and reform strategies facilitate or create barriers to achieving policy objectives; and 2) explores the role of governments, WHO, NGOs, and donor agencies in setting the agenda for health policy.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students understand what lessons for improving schools in developing countries can be gleaned from the empirical literature. First, it will review the evidence regarding the quality of education in developing countries. Second, it will consider various models of school effectiveness, and will examine the evidence related to the impact of various school inputs, including teacher quality and school management, on student learning. Finally, it will examine the evidence linking control of schools, including parent and community participation, with better student learning outcomes.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
The course offers an analysis of Muslim politics in India, Pakistan, Iran and Indonesia since the colonial era. It highlights the nexus between state- and nation-building processes and Islam. How have Islamic movements and elites shaped local struggles for self-determination and subsequent normative debates about the state and political order? How have independent states accommodated, regulated and managed religion? And how have religious politics in turn shaped prospects for democratization in Pakistan and Iran, and challenges to democratic consolidation in India and Indonesia?
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Reformers exist in many fragile states but few are able to produce sustained improvement in service delivery or in the operation of core government institutions. This course focuses on a set of governance traps that appear to subvert fragile state turnarounds and strategies for escaping these. It also addresses handling of principal-agent problems in remote areas. At a broader level, it engages participants in thinking about patterns of state formation in 21st century, focusing on scaling up of reform in urban centers. We use biography and case studies to spur thinking, plus theory drawn from economics and political science.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Explores the historical background of globalization including previous examples of this phenomenon. Proceeds with an overview of competing contemporary theories of the causes and consequences of globalization. Discusses the types of data required for analysis of the policy implications of globalization and how these can be utilized. Emphasis on the use of transactional data using network analysis. Students will use primary sources and databases in discussions of policy areas including trade, migration, security, media, etc. No formal training in statistics, database management, or networks required.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is a graduate level survey of themes in the study of politics and political economy of development in India. The following themes will help organize the course: How does one make sense of democracy in a poor, multi-ethnic setting? How has democratic politics shaped and been shaped by a society divided along numerous lines such as caste, class, and linguistic and religious identities? And how well has India's democratic state fared in promoting economic development, both growth and equity? Regional diversities within India will also be surveyed.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Examines the economics behind many issues related to energy use, including the investment and use of renewable and non-renewable resources, energy conservation, deregulation of energy markets, transportation, and energy independence. Current policy options will be discussed.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Examines financial markets from both a theoretical and policy perspective. Topics include modern portfolio theory, financial asset pricing theories such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the Arbitrage Pricing Theory and derivative security pricing theories; key issues in corporate finance such as capital budgeting, capital structure and corporate governance. While modern finance is one of the more technically demanding areas of economics, course imparts the important concepts without a high level of mathematical rigor; the case format is used extensively. Prereq: 511c/instructor's permission.
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