授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | The effective design and analysis of development policies require a deep understanding of the behavior of economic agents such as consumers, producers, and the government. The Development Microeconomics course is strategically crafted to equip students with advanced knowledge in microeconomics, coupled with practical skills essential for scrutinizing economic problems and market dynamics. Firstly, the course emphasizes understanding the microeconomic foundations underlying various development issues, utilizing this comprehension to engage in discussions about policy choices and outcomes. Relying on empirical microeconomic studies, the course further investigates economic behavior amidst different market failures and assesses the impacts of policy interventions. Topics covered encompass a wide array, including inequality, education, health, poverty, and failures in land, labor, credit, and insurance markets. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course | | This course enables students to develop an understanding of the economic environment in which firms operate and trains them to employ various microeconomic theories to analyze markets and household decisions.
Upon completion of this course:
• 1. Students will possess the ability to use logical economic reasoning and quantitative methods to analyze development policies and design interventions to address real-world issues.
• 2. Students will have the proficiency to use the programming language R to explore data and solve problems. They will complete a final project in which they analyze a dataset from a developing economy using the techniques covered in the course.
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1. Introduction
2. Prices and welfare
3. Measuring price changes
4. The distributional impact of price changes
5. Pro-poor growth and microsimulation
6. Firm and efficiency
7. Production and accumulation
8. Firm heterogeneity
9. Education
10. Health
11. Credit constraints
12. Risk, insurance, and saving
13. Land markets
14. Inequality, poverty traps, and development
15. Summary and evaluation
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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). |
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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. |
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使用言語
Language(s) for Instruction & Discussion | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | 対面で実施します。
Classes will be held in-person. |
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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) | | |
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