ECON 590 A: Analysis of Economies in Transition

Theoretical and empirical analysis of the microeconomics of development. Examines household behavior in developing countries, and how households respond to missing/imperfect markets. Includes intrahousehold allocation, responses to risks and shocks, credit markets, firms, labor markets, and health. Prerequisite: either ECON 508 and ECON 582, or permission of instructor.