These two volumes of readings attempt to bring some degree of structure to a relatively diffuse field. Because of the sheer volume of high-quality work in development economics research, they are intended as a sampling of work at the frontier of the field, rather than as a comprehensive overview. Volume 1: Micro-Theory focuses on theoretical work. Topics covered include sharecropping as a principle-agent problem, fragmented duopolies, credit market imperfections, poverty traps, peer monitoring in credit cooperatives, coordination failures, human capital accumulation as an engine of growth and environmental issues in development. Volume 2: Emprirical Microeconomics focuses on empirical work. Topics covered include the relationship between wages and health, the role of human capital and demographic change, the internal structure of households, information imperfections in factor markets, the permanent income hypothesis, the possibility of Pareto-efficient allocation of risk in villages, and the relationship between property rights and investment decisions.
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MIT Press Ltd
ISBN-13
9780262522830
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94433623
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Author
Pranab Bardhan, Christopher Udry
Publication Name
Readings in Development Economics: Empirical Microeconomics: Volume 2
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
449 Pages
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Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
717g
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Christopher Udry, Pranab Bardhan
Series Title
The MIT Press
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United States
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