ECON 216 Development Economics III

NOT OFFERED THIS YEAR.  Use of quantitative theory to understand various aspects of the growth and development process. Emphasis on family and demographic issues and their importance for development. Theoretical models of fertility and marriage decisions, and their empirical relevance. Unified growth theories: demographic transition and industrial revolution. Family institutions such as marriage payments and polygamy. The political economy of family-related institutions, e.g. the evolution of women's and children's rights. Female labor supply and development. Theories of disease and development. Prerequisite: 202, 203, 204, 210, 211, 212, 270, 271, 272.

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