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Synopsis
Development Economics: Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis by Julie Schaffner teaches students to think about development in a way that is disciplined by economic theory, informed by cutting–edge empirical research, and connected in a practical way to contemporary development efforts. It lays out a framework for the study of developing economies that is built on microeconomic foundations and that highlights the importance in development studies of transaction and transportation costs, risk, information problems, institutional rules and norms, and insights from behavioral economics. It then presents a systematic approach to policy analysis and applies the approach to policies from around the world, in the areas of targeted transfers, workfare, agricultural markets, infrastructure, education, agricultural technology, microfinance, and health.
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About the Author
Julie Schaffner received her PhD in development economics from Yale Univ. She taught at Stanford Univ for 13 years and at Boston Univ (which has strong development group) for 3 years. She has been a consultant for the World Bank and UNESCO. She presently is an Assoc Prof of International Economics at Tufts Univ.'s Fletcher School of Diplomacy and teaches to only masters level students.
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