Course 1: Development from Below: Empowering the Poor

Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH)

Course Leaders:

Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration NHH

Invited course leader:

  • Jakob Svensson , Professor of Development Economics, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University
  • Ottar Mæstad , Senior Researcher, Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI)
  • Magnus Hatlebakk , Senior Researcher, Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI).

 

Short Course description:

The course offers a critical overview of recent work in development economics that has focused on the importance of empowering the poor, by providing information, education, and credit.

The course covers both theoretical and empirical approaches.

A key element of the course will be to introduce the students to ongoing research projects in Africa conducted by the course leaders.

For full course description and syllabus: Click here (PDF)