Development Economics: Macroeconomics

Development Economics: Macroeconomics

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Prof. Robert Townsend taught the first half of the course, 14.772 Development Economics: Macroeconomics from Spring 2013.

Robert Townsend


    • Dec 30, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
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    Lecture 11: Evaluation of a Large Scale Microfinance Experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2013 76:12


    This lecture covers the research methods used to evaluate microcredit programs.

    Lecture 7: Capital Asset Pricing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2013 83:17


    Prof. Robert Townsend discusses research methods and concepts about studying risk and return in village households.

    Lecture 1: Finance, Growth, and Volatility

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2013 76:10


    Prof. Townsend introduces the course to the students, explains the syllabus, and covers the topics of finance, growth, and volatility.

    Lecture 6: Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 83:41


    In this lecture, Prof. Townsend discusses insurance as it relates to financial access and targeting to risk instruments.

    Lecture 12: From Reduced Form to Structural Evaluation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 81:33


    In this lecture, Prof. Townsend reviews research about financial infrastructure and impact.

    Lecture 8: Macro Approaches to Consumption Smoothing and Risk Sharing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 78:44


    This lecture continues the topic of consumption smoothing.

    Lecture 9: Labor and Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 82:14


    In this lecture, Prof. Townsend discusses labor and development including the topics of sharing wage risk and labor and aggregation.

    Lecture 10: Dynamic Financial Constraints

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 70:21


    In this lecture, Prof. Townsend reviews the research about dynamic financial constraints.

    Lecture 5: Measurement in Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 82:03


    In this lecture, Prof. Townsend explains the methods of measurement in the field of development economics.

    Lecture 3: Growth, TFP, and Inequality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 83:23


    In this lecture, Prof. Townsend explains growth, TFP, and financial market imperfections.

    Lecture 4: Growth, TFP, Domestic and International Capital Flows

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 82:58


    In this lecture, Prof. Robert Townsend explains growth, TFP, domestic and international capital flows with other frictions in financial intermediation.

    Lecture 2: Micro-Founded Macro Models

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2013 84:00


    This lecture covers economic research about micro-founded macro models.

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