Lecture 3: Poverty Traps: Graduation Programs

MIT 14.771 Development Economics, Fall 2021 Instructor: Esther Duflo Uploaded 05-04-23 View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/14-771-development-economics-fall-2021 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP61kvh3caDts2R6LmkYbmzaG Part 2 of 2 of Poverty Traps. Discusses the recent literature on "graduation" programs that provide large capital infusions and assistance aimed at breaking poverty traps. Also introduces the Rubin Causal Model. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu Support OCW at http://ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQ We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments. Speakers: Esther Duflo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices