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Understanding African Economic Development: Introduction to Economics 172

Welcome to Economics 172, a course focusing on the economic development issues in Africa. In Lecture 1, Professor Ted Miguel introduces the core themes, exploring the disparities in economic performance among the world's developing regions since 1975, with a specific emphasis on why Sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind. The course will examine economic theories, historical contexts, and institutional factors, aiming to provide solutions to improve Africa's economic situation. Prerequisites include some background in economics and statistics, with a grading structure based on problem sets, a midterm, and a final exam.

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Understanding African Economic Development: Introduction to Economics 172

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  1. Economics 172Issues 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 Email: emiguel@econ.berkeley.edu Office hours: Mondays 9-11:30am, Evans 647 • GSIs: John Bellows (jbellows@econ.berkeley.edu) Jessica Leino (leino@econ.berkeley.edu) • Enrollment issues: Desiree Schaan, GSI Coordinator (dschaan@econ.berkeley.edu), Evans 508-2 Economics 172: Lecture 1

  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% Economics 172: Lecture 1

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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 Economics 172: Lecture 1

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  11. Other dimensions of human development: Infrastructure (e.g., roads, electricity) Democracy Violence / armed conflict Economics 172: Lecture 1

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  14. For next time: Read Cooper (2002) and Kevane (2004) Economics 172: Lecture 1

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