Banerjee and duflo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AREC 365 Final Exam Questions and Answers T/F; Average life-expectancy at birth is equal for men and women -Answer-false what are the three factors for explaining low savings by the poor -Answer-money may be lost or stolen, saving options like banks may not exist, temptation to increase consumption in both "goods" and "bads" according to Banerjee and Duflo, individuals living in households where the consumption per capita is less than USD 1.08 per person per day in PPP terms are class...

Good Economics for Hard Times PDF: A Thought-Provoking Exploration of Economic Challenges In Good Economics for Hard Times, renowned economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo present an insightful and accessible analysis of the economic issues facing societies today. Drawing on years of research, experimentation, and real-world case studies, this book serves as a critical resource for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of economic policies in an increasingly interconnected an...

Thorough lecture notes on IS 301 Course Political Economy of Long-Run Development

Introduction to development economics Part 1 - the facts World bank development report Banerjee and Duflo 2007 (in great detail) Part 2- Determinism and History Institutions and Scope for action, Under the thumb of history? Banerjee and Duflo (2013) Economic determinism Cultural determinism No determinism Random events matter Acemoglu – Johnson – Robinson (2001, 2002) García – Jiménez – Robinson – Torvik McCloskey’s Ethics, Talk and Ideas