Introduction and Supply & Demand
Jonathan Gruber · 34:47
Preferences and Utility Functions
Jonathan Gruber · 41:23
Introduction to 14.02 Principles of Macroeconomics
Ricardo Caballero · 29:30
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Daron Acemoglu · 1:10:50
What is a Poverty Trap?
Esther Duflo & Abhijit Banerjee · 1:23:50
Field Experiments and the Fight Against Global Poverty (Nobel Lecture)
Esther Duflo · 35:00
What is a Poverty Trap?
Professors of Economics & Nobel Laureates
This lecture introduces the concept of a poverty trap, examining theoretical models and empirical evidence that explain mechanisms through which individuals or households can become stuck in persistent poverty. Key economic factors and policy implications are discussed.
MIT 14.73 The Challenge of World Poverty, Spring 2011
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2019), MIT & Collège de France
Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT and 2019 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences.
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2019), MIT
Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT and 2019 Nobel Laureate for experimental approaches to alleviating global poverty.
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
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