1. Economics 172 Issues in African Economic Development
Professor Ted Miguel
Department of Economics
University of California, Berkeley

2. Lecture 1: Introduction to Economics 172
Lecturer: Prof. Ted Miguel
Office hours: Mondays 9-11:30am, Evans 647
GSIs:
John Bellows
Jessica Leino
Enrollment issues: Desiree Schaan, GSI Coordinator Evans 508-2
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3. Reading packets at Bancroft Copy Central Course structure:
Part I: Economic Theories and Issues
Part II: History, Institutions, and Politics
Prerequisites: Some economics and some statistics
Grading: Three problem sets – 30%
Midterm exam – 30%
Final exam – 40%
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5. Patterns of Global Economic Development
The world’s four major less developed regions are East Asia, Latin America, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Of the four Sub-Saharan Africa has had by far the worst economic performance since 1975
The goal of this course is to understand why Africa is so poor and what can be done about it
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11. Other dimensions of human development:
Infrastructure (e.g., roads, electricity)
Democracy
Violence / armed conflict
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14. For next time: Read Cooper (2002) and Kevane (2004)
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