1. Introduction (14.73 The Challenge of World Poverty)
34:352. What is a Poverty Trap?
1:23:503. Social Experiments: Why and How?
1:00:425. Is There a Nutrition-Based Poverty Trap?
1:16:406. Nutrition: The Hidden Traps
1:20:268. Health: Low Hanging Fruit?
1:20:279. Education: Setting the Stage
52:45Lecture 10: Is It Possible to Deliver Quality Education to the Poor? The Pratham-JPAL Partnership (14.73)
1:08:24Lecture 11: Education: The Man Made Trap (14.73)
1:14:05Lecture 12: (Somewhat) Un-Orthodox Findings on the Family (14.73)
1:14:05Lecture 13: How Do Families Decide? (14.73)
1:18:58Lecture 14: Gender Discrimination (14.73)
1:06:02Lecture 15: Risk and Insurance (14.73)
1:19:11Lecture 16: Insurance (14.73)
1:12:11Lecture 17: The (Not So Simple) Economics of Lending to the Poor (14.73)
1:18:19Lecture 19: The Promise and Perils of Microfinance (14.73)
33:44Lecture 20: Savings (14.73)
1:14:29Lecture 21: Savings 2 (14.73)
1:12:20Lecture 22: Entrepreneurs and Workers (14.73)
1:16:14Lecture 24: Policies, Politics: Can Evidence Play a Role in the Fight Against Poverty? (14.73)
1:04:15Lecture 25: Policies, Politics: Can Evidence Play a Role in the Fight Against Poverty?, cont. (14.73)
1:23:46Lecture 26: Five Thoughts in Place of a Sweeping Conclusion (14.73)
47:46Lecture 16: Insurance (14.73)
Building on the previous session, this lecture further explores the design, adoption, and effectiveness of insurance products tailored for low-income populations, addressing challenges like moral hazard and adverse selection.
MIT 14.73 The Challenge of World Poverty, Spring 2011
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Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
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Lecture 15: Risk and Insurance (14.73)
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