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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Challenges of Global Poverty

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MITx Online

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Consider issues posed by massive and persistent global poverty, and explore how economists can contribute to addressing this challenge.

Syllabus

  • Poverty traps and the role of experimentation
  • Food and nutrition
  • Health care in developing countries
  • Education
  • Family roles, fertility decisions, and gender discrimination
  • Risk and insurance
  • Credit, lending, and microfinance
  • Saving
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Institutions and politics

Taught by

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Frank Schilbach

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