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ECN200TF(経済学 / Economics 200)
Introduction to Development Economies A

池上 宗信

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Faculty/Graduate school School of Correspondence Education (Schooling)
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Year 2024
Class code 55021
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Instructor name 池上 宗信
Class Type スクーリング
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Credit(s) 2
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Class taught by instructors with practical experience
Category 前期メディア
Period 前期
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Presence or Absence of Preliminary Registration
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Outline (in English)

* Course outline
We will study human capital investment decision such as nutrition, health, and schooling decision by poor households in developing countries. We will also study theoretical model of time inconsistency and empirical methods such as randomized controlled experiment, difference in difference method, instrument variable methods, which are useful for studying the decision.

* Learning Objectives
The goal of this class is that students will become able to proactively think and discuss economic issues related to developing countries, such as nutrition, health, education, birth, and risk, based on economic theories, methods, and data.

* Learning activities outside of classroom
Students will read around 20 pages of texts that form the basis of each lecture slide as a reading assignment before each lecture.
Students will review the contents of the classes and exercises according to their own needs.
The standard time for preparation and review for this class is 2 hours each.

* Grading Criteria, Policies
Grading will be decided based on mid-term exams on online system (20%) and end-term exam (80%).

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese