Economics 115B, Development Economics
Winter Quarter 2007
Note: I do not post handouts. For you to obtain a handout you must a) come to class, or b) copy the handout from a classmate.
Course material
Todaro and Smith, Economic Development (9th Edition)
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Helpful links for studying for exams
T&S online study guide , (Alan's recommendations )
Review questions: first exam , second exam , final exam
Helpful links for those who choose to write essay
Penn World Tables , World Bank Data , Center for International Data (UC Davis) , IPUMS International , International Monetary Fund , UNICEF , Human Development Index
Reading assignment
Week 1: Chapter 1 (T&S)
Week 2: Chapters 1 and 2 (T&S)
Week 3: Chapter 2 (T&S)
Week 4: Chapters 2 & 3 (T&S)
Week 5: Chapter 3 (T&S)
Week 6: Chapter 4 (T&S)
Week 7: Chapter 12 (T&S)
Week 8: Chapter 12 (T&S)
Week 8 1/2: pages 645-653 (T&S)
Week 9-10: pages 706-716, 718-730 skip "two-gap model" (T&S)
Optional reading*
Week 1: UN Millenium Development Goals ; Amartya Sen, "Equality of What?"
Week 2: Sen, "Mortality as an indicator of economic success"
Week 3: none.
Week 4: Sachs "Institutions matter, but not for everything" , Acemoglu "Root causes [of underdevelopment]" ,
Week 5: Chenery and Syrquin, "Three decades of industrialization"
Week 6-10: none.
*not required
Exam answer key(s)
Final exam: version 1 , version 2
(note: only difference between versions is the order of the T/F and MC.)