ECON 2338 - Behavioral Development Economics

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2016

This graduate level course will focus on the intersection of two rapidly growing fields in economics - development economics, and behavioral economics. We will study applications of behavioral economics to development questions, and ask whether there is a special behavioral science of poverty and development. Methods covered will include field experiments, lab experiments, tests of theory and combining experiments with structural estimation. The class is aimed at PhD students interested in conducting research in either of these fields.