Frank Schilbach, Assistant Professor of Economics
| Jan/06 | Wed | 02:30PM-04:00PM | E51-151 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
This lecture provides an overview on recent work in behavioral development economics, with particular focus on poverty. I will provide a framework and discuss empirical evidence of different ways in which poverty may interfere with individuals' ability to make sound decisions and to be productive at work, including (i) recent work on scarcity by Mullainathan and Shafir, (ii) visceral factors such as sleep, pain, and nutrition, and (iii) stress.
Sponsor(s): Economics
Contact: Beata Shuster, E17-201G, 617 253-8883, BSHUSTER@MIT.EDU