Kumar Aniket

College Lecturer
New Hall & Trinity College
University of Cambridge

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Economic Development


A undergraduate course that gently introduces the students to numerous active research topics in the area of Economic Development.

Files for Printing the Reading Pack for the Course
File-one Reading List and Introductory Letter (6 pages)
File-two Lecture Notes for the Course (300 pages)
File-three Exercise sheets for the 12 classes and some technical reference material (34 pages)
File-four 12 Essential readings on which the respective classes are based on (404 pages)
Lecture Readings file 1 and 2

Course Material
Introduction for the course
Reading list for the course
Lecture Calendar for the course
Lecture Notes for the 12 lectures
Class Exercise Sheets for the 12 classes
Class List with names and location of classes
Mid-term Marks

Lecture Slides
Lecture 1 delivered on 5th July 2010
Lecture 2 delivered on 6th July 2010
Additional Notes on Reinikka & Svensson
Lecture 3 delivered on 7th July 2010
Lecture 4 delivered on 8th July 2010
Lecture 5 delivered on 9th July 2010
Additional Notes on Occupational Choice Theory
Lecture 6 delivered on 12th July 2010
Chinese, African and Indian maps
The Mid-term Exams will be held on 14th July, 2010.
There would be no lecture or class on that day.
Timetable & Instructions for Mid-term Exam
Sample Exam Paper

Lecture 7 delivered on 13th July 2010
Lecture 8 delivered on 15th July 2010
Lecture 9 delivered on 16th July 2010
Lecture 10 delivered on 19th July 2010
Lecture 11 delivered on 20th July 2010
Lecture 12 delivered on 21st July 2010

Print and Marked Lecture Slides
Print Lecture Slides 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Marked Lecture Slides 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Blogging
A place to share your ideas on Economic Development

Additional Reading Material
A Short Note on Ordinary Least Squares
Note on Diff in Diff, Dummies and IV
Notes on IV, Fixed Effects Dummies
A Short Note on Difference in Difference Estimator
A short Note on Instrumental Variables
A short Note on F tests

Information on Examinations
Please Note that there would be no Lecture on 14th July 2010. Mid-term examinations to be held on the 14th July 2010. The examination would last for two hours and would cover the first six lectures and will account for 50% of your final grade. The final examination would be held on the 23rd July. It would cover the next six lectures and account for 50% of your final grade.