PPT-Poor Economics

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo The received view of poverty Poverty is primarily about hunger Almost all public assistance programs globally concern the distribution of food In the global consciousness poverty and hunger are synonymous. cdcgovnchshealthdataforallageshtm RACE ETHNICITY Unreliable data Includes Hispanics brPage 3br brPage 4br EP A100F08029 Within these two disciplines there are many more specific topics that economists study H owever in order to understand any economic topic in depth an economist must have a thorough understanding of both major economic disciplines For investors havi A PROGRAMME DISCIPLINE COURSE ECONOMICS COURSE CONTENTS Effective from the Academic Year 20112012 onwards DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF DELHI DELHI brPage 2br 2 Syllabus for BA Programme Economics One day a wealthy father took his young son to spend the night with a very poor family with the purpose of showing him the reality of life for other people who did not have a lot of money to spend. . ECO23/PSY23 Behavioral Economics. Udayan. Roy. A Behavioral Economics Approach to the Poor. Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much. By . Sendhil. . Mullainathan. and . Eldar. . Shafir. , Times Books, 2013. Matthew 5:3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. . Matthew 5:3. Poor / . Ptochos. . (Greek) . – beggar; to be destitute of wealth or resources; to be helpless or powerless to accomplish what is needed for one’s self.. Wealth and Poverty. Wealth – A large amount of money. Poverty – being without money, food or basic needs. What is poverty? No home? No TV? No food? No Car? No Pets? No heating? No cigarettes?. Top footballer wages …. £250,000 per WEEK!. Low-Hanging Fruit. For Better (Global) Health?. Low-Hanging Fruit for Better (Global) Health?. The Health Trap. Why Aren’t These Technologies Used More?. Underutilized Miracles. The Desire for Better Health. By Jonathon Swift. 1. The . Problem (question 2). “It . is a melancholy object to those who walk through…the streets…crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four or six children, all in rags and importuning every passenger for an alms. sainthood.. Lord, show us . the . heart . of . the poor . For they have shown . us . . . the true way to live . Lord, show us . the way . of . the poor . To be . the . true . Church . of . Matthew 5:1-3. Matthew 4:17. 17 . From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near. .“. Entrance into the kingdom is through repentance. Matthew 4:17. 17 . From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near. Laibson. & List, 2015). Definition. Introduction to Behavioral Economics. www.EconEdLink.org . 2. System 1 – “operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control.”. Introduction. How would you define economics?. Why are some people and nations wealthy and others poor?. Key Terms. Economics: . the . study of how people choose to use their limited resources to satisfy their unlimited . Sophomore Open House. March 31, 2023. Why Study Economics?. Intellectual reasons. . Economics is a unique combination of. Scientific method. Social concerns. Practical reasons. Good starting point for professional schools. .