040254 UK The challenge of Poverty (BA) (2020W)
Track in Behavioral Economics and Experiments and Policy Evaluation
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 14.09.2020 09:00 to We 23.09.2020 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2020 12:00
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max. 50 participants
Language: English
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Please note that the lectures will be given online and asynchronous. The above dates just indicate that two lectures are uploaded each Wednesday.
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07.10.
09:45 - 11:15
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07.10.
15:00 - 16:30
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14.10.
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21.10.
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21.10.
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28.10.
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28.10.
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04.11.
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04.11.
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11.11.
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11.11.
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18.11.
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18.11.
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25.11.
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02.12.
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09.12.
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Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Assignments (30%).
Midterm (30%)
Final exam (40%).
Midterm (30%)
Final exam (40%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Basic Microeconomics
Examination topics
Module 1: Basics
Definitions of poverty
Measurement of poverty
A general theory of poverty traps
The methodology of randomized control trials
The Deaton’s critiqueModule 2: External constraints (standard poverty traps)
Nutrition-based poverty traps
The role of human capital in persistent poverty
The household model of the poor
Credit constraints as a source of poverty trapsModule 3: Internal external (behavioral poverty traps)
Poverty traps from lack of self-control
Poverty and aspirations failure
Cognitive load under poverty
Self-fulfilling prophecies
Definitions of poverty
Measurement of poverty
A general theory of poverty traps
The methodology of randomized control trials
The Deaton’s critiqueModule 2: External constraints (standard poverty traps)
Nutrition-based poverty traps
The role of human capital in persistent poverty
The household model of the poor
Credit constraints as a source of poverty trapsModule 3: Internal external (behavioral poverty traps)
Poverty traps from lack of self-control
Poverty and aspirations failure
Cognitive load under poverty
Self-fulfilling prophecies
Reading list
Module 1Ravallion, Martin (2016). Economics of poverty: History, measurement and policy. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190212766.Module 2.Banerjee, Abhijit, and Esther Duflo. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. PublicAffairs, 2011. ISBN: 9781586487980.Plus selected papersModule 3Mind, Behavior, and Society 2015, World Bank Report 92863
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Th 23.03.2023 00:14
-What is poverty?
-How is poverty measured?
-Why poverty persists?
-Can the poor afford a minimum caloric intake?
-Is the health system helping the poor?
-How do we make schools work for poor citizens?
-How do the poor save and invest?
-Why are poor families often numerous?
-Is micro-finance useful to eradicate poverty?
-Why do the poor make seemingly suboptimal decisions?