Lecture 9: Labor and Development

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Description: In this lecture, Prof. Townsend explains the methods of measurement in the field of development economics.

Instructor: Prof. Robert M. Townsend

Video Index

  • Introduction to Bonhomme, Chiappori, Townsend, and Yamada (2012).
  • Labor sharing in Thailand
  • Traditional development view of labor supply versus community level risk-pooling using labor
  • Labor elasticities
  • Introduction to Seema (2006)

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