Ph.D. course

Household Economics
Household models for development policy analysis

Institute of Economics
University of Copenhagen
31 May - 11 June 1999


I. INTRODUCTION

The Institute of Economics at the University of Copenhagen is with financial support from the Danish Research Academy organising a two-week intensive ph.d. course on Household Economics for ph.d students of economics from 31 May to 11 June 1999. Further information on the course, which is open to 25 participants from Denmark and other Nordic countries, is given below. A few additional participants with separate funding may also be admitted.


II. LECTURERS

The following two visiting professors will be responsible for teaching the course:

* Professor John Strauss, Department of Economics, Michigan State University

* Professor Mark M. Pitt, Department of Economics, Brown University


III. COURSE OUTLINE

  1. Static models of Household Farm Production
    1. Theory
    2. Empirical evidence

  2. Dynamic models of household production

  3. Household production of nonmarket goods: fertillity and investment in children

  4. Food, Nutrition and the labor market

  5. Household structure and marriage

  6. Endogenous Program Placement and endogenous program takeup

  7. Intrahousehold allocation - unified models

  8. Intrahousehold allocation - more general models

  9. Household consumption smoothing strategies
    1. The role of the family
    2. Insurance, credit merkets and technology


IV. COURSE CERTIFICATES/CREDITS

Successful participation will be used as a basis for providing course certificates to the participants.


V. COURSE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

The organiser of the course is Associate Professor Finn Tarp of the Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen. Contact addresses as follows:

Telephone: (+45) 35 32 30 41
Fax: (+45) 35 32 30 00
E-mail: Finn.Tarp@econ.ku.dk

Finn Tarp will be assisted by Ms. Vibeke Kovsted (administrator), who can be contacted as follows:

Telephone: (+45) 35 32 44 03
Fax: (+45) 35 32 30 64
E-mail: Vibeke.Kovsted@econ.ku.dk


VI. REGISTRATON AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPANTS

Those wishing to participate should fill in this application as soon as possible. The application should will be sent together with a curriculum vitae and a description of research interests to Vibeke Kovsted not later than 1 April 1999. A final list of participants will be issued before 1. May 1999. Those wishing to present a paper related to their own work are expected to submit an abstract not later than 1 May.

Assistance with booking accomodation etc. will be available, and there are 10 grants for students from outside Denmark under which travel expenses of up to DKK 1,000 can be refunded. Free accomodation in modest facilities and a per diem can also be provided after approval by the course organiser. For Danish participants from outside Copenhagen there are up to five grants, under which travel expenses of no more than DKK 500 per person can be refunded together with accomodation and a per diem.

Those wishing to participate in the course must therefore indicate in their application whether they apply as well for one of the above grants or have their own funding.

Once participation is approved participants will receive a more detailed questionnaire, which must be returned immediately.

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