学部・大学院区分
Undergraduate / Graduate
開・博前
時間割コード
Registration Code
3055010
科目区分
Course Category
専門・プログラム
Program
科目名 【日本語】
Course Title
開発ミクロ経済学
科目名 【英語】
Course Title
Development Microeconomics
コースナンバリングコード
Course Numbering Code
INT2L5501E
担当教員 【日本語】
Instructor
OTCHIA Christian samen ○
担当教員 【英語】
Instructor
OTCHIA Christian samen ○
単位数
Credits
2
開講期・開講時間帯
Term / Day / Period
春 木曜日 3時限
Spring Thu 3
授業形態
Course style
講義
Lecture


授業の目的 【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN)
授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course
Analyzing and designing development policies require a deep understanding of the behavior of economic agents such as consumers, producers, and the government. The Development Microeconomics course is designed to equip students with advanced knowledge of microeconomics and practical skills to study economic problems and market behavior. The understanding of the microeconomic foundations of several development problems will be used to discuss policy choices and outcomes in different contexts.
到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN)
到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course
Students who complete this course will develop an understanding of the economic environment in which firms operate, and will be able to employ various microeconomic theories to analyze markets and household decisions.
授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan
1. Introduction
2. Prices and welfare
3. The distributional impact of price changes
4. Welfare and pro-poor growth
5. Producer behavior
6. Production and accumulation
7. Firm heterogeneity and the missing middle
8. Credit constraints
9. Risk, insurance, and saving
10. Social networks and informal institutions
11. Education
12. Health and nutrition
13. Land market
14. Empirical policy evaluation
15. Summary and evaluation
履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses
Students must complete the online lecture on Basic Economics and Mathematics before taking this course. Students may take Basic Statistics or Quantitative Economic Analysis either concurrently or after taking this course.
成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria
- Weekly Online Quizzes (20%)
- Midterm Exam (30%)
- Final Exam (50%).

Credit is given of C- or C(where applicable)or higher for each graded criterion.
教科書・参考書
Textbook/Reference Book
Reference
- Banerjee, Abhijit and Esther Duflo (2011), Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, Public Affairs.

Recommended
- Bardhan, Pranab and Christopher Udry (1999), Development Microeconomics, Oxford University Press.
- Deaton, Angus (1997), The Analysis of Household Surveys. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1997, chapters 1 and 2
- Ray, Debraj (1998), Development Economics, Princeton University Press, Princeton
課外学習等(授業時間外学習の指示)
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours)
Any additional readings and quizzes will be posted to the course site (the web address will be made available in the first class).
注意事項
Notice for Students
The course includes pre-lecture activities, classroom lectures, online homework, and policy experiments. Online homework for each lecture and additional learning tools are made available on the course site. Students should take responsibility to complete the required course work and properly prepare for classes, utilizing the resources available, to ensure a complete understanding of the material.
使用言語
Language(s) for Instruction & Discussion
English
授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc.
対面で実施します。
Classes will be held in-person.
遠隔授業(オンデマンド型)で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class)
TBA