Development Economics

What you will learn

Why are some countries rich and others poor? This fundamental question has been on the mind of economists since Adam Smith wrote "The Wealth of Nations" in 1776.

This is a full course that covers all the major issues and developments in the field of development economics. Unlike typical college courses, we will take you to the frontier of the discipline, covering recent research as well as more established material.

This course is non-technical and is accessible to a beginner. If you pass the final exam, you will earn our "Development Economics" certificate on your profile.

Feel free to either go through the entire course or if you prefer, pick and choose videos of interest.

1. Introduction
2. Geography and Development 1
3. Food and Agricultural Productivity
4. Water Economics
5. Geography and Development 2
6. Economic Growth 1
7. Economic Growth 2
8. Bottlenecks, Linkages and Intermediate Goods
9. Productivity of firms
10. Trade
11. Property Rights
12. Corruption
13. Foreign aid
14. Finance, Growth and the Poor
15. Poverty and Behavior
16. Health
17. Education
18. Politics, democracy, and war
19. Migration
20. Population and environment
21. Case Studies
22. India
23. People (References/Optional)