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Development Economics: Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis
Julie Schaffner
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Description for Development Economics: Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis
Paperback. Development Economics: Theory Empirical Research and Policy Analysis by Julie Schaffner offers a means to think about development and policy in a way that is disciplined by economic theory and informed by empirical research. The main goal of this text is to get readers to think rigorously using tools of economic analysis. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1190.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1190g
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470599396
SKU
V9780470599396
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Ref
99-35
About Julie Schaffner
Julie Schaffner has been involved in research, teaching and writing in the field of economic development for over 20 years. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. She has taught undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D. level students, and has taught both in Economics departments (Stanford University, Boston University) and in a school of international affairs, The Fletcher School at ... Read more
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