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Cours scientifique - ECO303 : Health and Development Economics

Domaine > Economie.

Descriptif

Health and Development Economics

 

This course is an introduction to development economics with a specific focus on the relationship between health and development. To what extent do differences in the disease environment explain differences in economic performance? Which policies are effective at improving health in developing countries? We will study these questions from an empirical perspective and review recent evidence to shed light on important policy debates. We will touch upon the two main views on fundamental causes of economic growth: endowments and institutions.   

 

Reading list:

  • Acemoglu, Daron and Simon Johnson. (2007). “Disease and Development: The Effect of Life Expectancy on Economic Growth”, Journal of Political Economy, Vol 115(6), pp. 925-985.
  • Hoyt Bleakley (2010). “Malaria Eradication in the Americas: A Retrospective Analysis of Childhood Exposure.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 2, pp.1-45.
  • Das Jishnu and Jeffrey Hammer (2014) "Quality of Primary Care in Low-Income Countries: Facts and Economics," Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 6 pp. 525-553.
  • Björkman Martina and Jakob Svensson (2009) “Power to the People: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment on Community-Based Monitoring in Uganda” The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 124(2) pp.735–769.

Format des notes

Numérique sur 20

Littérale/grade américain

Pour les étudiants du diplôme Bachelor of Science de l'Ecole polytechnique

Le rattrapage est autorisé (Note de rattrapage conservée écrêtée à une note seuil de 10)
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    • Crédits ECTS acquis : 2 ECTS

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    Pour les étudiants du diplôme Echanges PEI

    Le rattrapage est autorisé (Note de rattrapage conservée écrêtée à une note seuil de 10)
      L'UE est acquise si note finale transposée >= D
      • Crédits ECTS acquis : 2 ECTS

      La note obtenue rentre dans le calcul de votre GPA.

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