Issues in African Economic Development – Fall 2019

This course will examine leading issues in development economics, with a focus on how they relate to Sub-Saharan Africa.  This course will also explore the empirical methods used to rigorously measure the impact of development and anti-poverty programs.

Issues in African Economic Development – Spring 2018

This course will examine leading issues in development economics, with a focus on how they relate to Sub-Saharan Africa.  This course will also explore the empirical methods used to rigorously measure the impact of development and anti-poverty programs.

Graduate Development Economics – Spring 2018

This course covers leading research issues in Development Economics, with a particular focus on macroeconomic growth empirics, psychology and economics, political economy, and human capital topics. It is taught at a level appropriate for Ph.D. students in Economics and related fields. (Co-taught with Prof. Supreet Kaur.)

Transparent and Open Social Science Research – Summer 2017

Explore the causes of limited transparency in social science research, and tools to make your own work more open and reproducible. Demand is growing for evidence-based policy making, but there is growing recognition in the social science community that limited transparency and openness in research have contributed to widespread problems. Explore transparency issues in social …

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Graduate Development Economics – Spring 2017

This course covers leading research issues in Development Economics, with a particular focus on macroeconomic growth empirics, political economy, and human capital topics. It is taught at a level appropriate for Ph.D. students in Economics and related fields.

Issues in African Economic Development – Spring 2017

This course will examine leading issues in development economics, with a focus on how they relate to Sub-Saharan Africa.  This course will also explore the empirical methods used to rigorously measure the impact of development and anti-poverty programs.

Research Transparency Methods in the Social Sciences – Spring 2015

This interdisciplinary methodology course introduces students to tools and resources in the conduct of transparent research within all social science fields, with specific applications to Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Demography. The class addresses principles, issues, and practices around research openness and integrity including: meta-analysis, multiple testing corrections, differential privacy data concerns and frontier …

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Graduate Development Economics – Spring 2015

This course covers leading research issues in Development Economics, with a particular focus on macroeconomic growth empirics, political economy, and human capital topics. It is taught at the level appropriate for Ph.D. students in Economics and related fields.

Development Economics Seminar – Fall 2014

Weekly seminar featuring ongoing research in international development economics. Mondays 4-5:30 in Evans Hall 648: Calendar

Issues in African Economic Development – Spring 2014

This course will examine leading issues in development economics, with a focus on how they relate to Sub-Saharan Africa.  This course will also explore the empirical methods used to rigorously measure the impact of development and anti-poverty programs.

Graduate Development Economics – Spring 2014

This course covers leading research issues in Development Economics, with a particular focus on macroeconomic growth empirics, political economy, and human capital topics. It is taught at the level appropriate for Ph.D. students in Economics and related fields.

Development Economics Seminar – Fall 2013

The Development Economics seminar hosts speakers presenting their recent research on both empirical and theoretical topics in the field of Development Economics. Speakers often include prominent scholars from around the U.S. and the world.