Style: Self-paced e-learning
Cost: Free
Language of Instruction: English
Qualifications: The course has no economic prerequisites, and is designed with the intention to increase access to economic thinking in the world of development.
Without any prerequisites, this course will include a lot of review after having taken the CDE series. However, the lectures are engaging, and there are some topics you may not have had a chance to learn about while in Williamstown.
Application Deadline: This course is always open
Offered Dates: This course is always offered
Focus:
In this online course, Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen, the contributors of the quirky and insightful blog Marginal Revolution, present a full-fledged rundown with 256 videos and exercises about everything development economics. The course is composed of videos with some practice questions and other exercises.
Topics covered include:
Geography and Development; Food and Agricultural Productivity; Water Economics; Economic Growth; Bottlenecks, Linkages and Intermediate Goods; Productivity of Firms; Trade; Property Rights; Corruption; Foreign Aid; Finance, Growth, and the Poor; Poverty and Behavior; Health; Education; Politics, Democracy, and War; Migration; Population and Environment
Target Audience:
Anyone with an interest in economic thinking.
Eligibility:
Open to anyone with an internet connection.
Of Note:
Videos can be downloaded and watched at a later date.