1. The Big Picture

• Aggregate Indicators of Economic Development (Monday Sept. 13, Wednesday Sept. 15 & Monday Sept. 20)  
  
• Alternative Approaches to Development Economics (Wednesday, Sept. 22 and Monday, Sept. 27)
  

2. Aggregate Economic Growth: Theories and Evidence

• The Harrod-Domar Growth Model      (Monday, Sept. 27)
  
• The Solow Growth Model      (Wednesday, Sept. 29 & Monday, October 4)
• Geography, History and Institutions      (Monday, October 4 & Wednesday, October 6)

3. Agriculture and Rural Land Markets

• Agriculture and Land Distribution    (Wednesday, October 13)
  
• Ownership and Tenancy     (Monday, October 18)
  
• Land Rights and Land Reform   (Wednesday, October 20 & Wednesday October 27)    Video clip: Hernando de Soto on Land Rights           Video clips:  Land Reform in Brazil (1)    Land Reform in Brazil (2)

4. Credit Markets 

• Basic Problems and Past Policies   (Monday November 1)
• Theory of Credit Markets   (Wednesday, November 3 & Monday, November 8)
• Microfinance  (Monday, November 8 and Wednesday, November 10)                      Video clip: Muhammad Yunus and Microcredit
  

5. Human Resources

• Rural Labour Markets   (Monday, November 15)    Guest Lecturer:  Prof. Sumon Majumdar
• Rural-Urban Migration   (Wednesday, November 17 and Monday November 22)   
• Population Growth       

6. International Linkages and Economic Development

• Foreign Aid
• International Trade: Theory and Evidence    (Monday, November 22, Wednesday, November 24, & Monday, November 29)  
  
• Trade Policy in Developing Countries    (Monday, November 29 & Wednesday, December 1)  
• Foreign Debt and Financial Crises