Notes are available for selected lectures below.
| SES # | TOPICS | FIGURES |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Introduction: the vicious circle of poverty (PDF) | |
| 3-4 |
Nutrition and productivity: interrelationships (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
(PDF) Tables 1-2 and Figs. 2-5 in Subramanian, S., and A. Deaton. “The Demand for Food and Calories.” Journal of Political Economy 104, no. 1 (1996): 133-162. |
| 5-8 |
Education (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
Figure 2 in Duflo, E. “Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of School Construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment.” American Economic Review 91, no. 4 (2001): 795-813. |
| 9-12 |
Health: a case study from Rajasthan |
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| 13 |
Gender discrimination (PDF) |
|
| 14 |
Bargaining within families (PDF) |
Tables 2 and 6 in Thomas, Duncan. “Intra-household Resource Allocation: An Inferential Approach.” Journal of Human Resources 25, no. 4 (1990): 635-664. |
| 15-16 | In-class student presentations | |
| 17-18 | Land (PDF) | |
| 19-20 |
Savings (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
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| 21 | Insurance | |
| 22-23 |
Credit markets (PDF - 2.0MB) |
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| 24 | Formal and informal institutions (PDF) | |
| 25 | Limits to social policy: corruption (PDF) |
