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Econ 171 Economic Development

Econ 171 Economic Development. Atanu Dey MTWTh 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM 3 Le Cont. Introduction. My name is “ Atanu ” Best way to contact me: Email: atanudey+econ121@gmail.com Phone : 330-282-6833 (330-atanudey). Work & Education. Work Chief Economist at NetCORE in Mumbai, India

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Econ 171 Economic Development

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  1. Econ 171 Economic Development AtanuDey MTWTh 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM 3 Le Cont

  2. Introduction • My name is “Atanu” • Best way to contact me: • Email: atanudey+econ121@gmail.com • Phone : 330-282-6833 (330-atanudey) Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  3. Work & Education • Work • Chief Economist at NetCORE in Mumbai, India • Computer Systems Div, Hewlett Packard, Cupertino • Alumnus • UC Berkeley (PhD, Econ) • Rutgers Univ (MS, Computer Science) • Indian Institute of Technology (M Tech, Computer Science) • Nagpur University (B Tech, Mechanical Engineering) Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  4. Let’s get to know us • Please introduce yourself. • What you would want others to know about yourself • What brings you here? • What are your goals? Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  5. References • Assigned Readings • Will be posted on course website • Required to be read before the lecture • Book • A Farewell to Alms by Gregory Clark Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  6. Office Hours & Reader • Office Hours: 512 Evans Hall Tue – Wed 3:30 PM — 5:00 PM • Reader: Daley Kutzman • d_kutz@berkeley.edu Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  7. Grading & Exams • Classwork           5%Homework      25%Midterm          30%Final                 40% • Midterm July 14th in class • Final Aug 11th in class • There will be 31 meetings (29 lectures, 2 exams) Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  8. Course Outline - 1 • Lecture 1. Introduction. What’s development. • Lecture 2: Measures of Economic Development • Lecture 3: Global Comparisons • Lecture 4: Global Comparisons (contd.) • Lecture 5, 6: Growth Theories: Harrod-Domar • Lecture 7, 8: Structural Change: Lewis Model Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  9. Course Outline - 2 • Lecture 9: July 4th HOLIDAY!!! • Lecture 10: Solow Growth Model • Lecture 11, 12: Endogenous Growth Model: Romer • Lecture 13, 14: Case Studies: China, India • Lecture 15: Revision • Lecture 16th:Midterm Exam Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  10. Course Outline - 3 • Lecture 17th: Population • Lecture 18th: Energy • Lecture 19th, 20th: Urbanization • Lecture 21st, 22nd: Sustainability, Climate change, Environment • Lecture 23rd, 24th: Globalization Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  11. Course Outline - 4 • Lecture 25th, 26th: Education • Lecture 27th, 28th: Role of Technology • Lecture 29th: Corruption • Lecture 3oth: Review • Lecture 31st: Final Exam Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  12. Assignment for Tuesday 21st June • Visit Google Public Data Explorer • http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory • Familiarize yourself with what is available on the site • From there, visit “World Development Indicators” (WDI) subset • Check out the data in the “Economy” section • In “Agriculture value added”, compare the data for some countries • Watch Hans Rosling at TED.com • “The Best Stats You Have Ever Seen” – Feb 2006 • “Hans Rosling's new insights on poverty” Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  13. Data from WDI section of Google Data Explorer Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

  14. What else? Econ N171 Economic Development Atanu Dey

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