This course is designed for master's students. It provides an overview of a selection of current topics in development economics and equips students with practical knowledge and skills to conduct empirical micro development economic research. The course starts with a motivation for why we care about development economics, discussing poverty and the distribution of wealth within and across countries. It will then introduce practical skills for relevant empirical research methods including theoretical aspects of randomized controlled trials (RCT), the practical aspects and logistics of collecting data and implementing RCTs, and, if time suffices, common quasi-experimental designs used in development economics. The course discusses current topics in development economics, e.g., related to migration or gender, by critically reviewing papers that apply the empirical methods discussed. These topics and methods will be illustrated and trained through applications in Stata.
StO/PO MA 2016: 6 LP, Modul: "Topics in Macroeconomics"
StO/PO MEMS 2016: 6 LP, Modul: "Topics in Macroeconomics", Major: Macroeconomics
Klausur (60 min)
Die Veranstaltung wurde 6 mal im Vorlesungsverzeichnis SoSe 2025 gefunden:
