Wednesday 5 February 2025, 14.00-17.00 GMT
London School of Economics and Political Science
Oriana Bandiera is the Sir Anthony Atkinson Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and a honorary foreign member of the American Economic Association, a fellow of the British Academy, the Econometric Society, CEPR, BREAD and IZA. She is director of the Hub for Equal Representation at the LSE and of the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries (G²LM|LIC) programme at IZA. She serves on the council of the Econometric Society, on board of the International Growth Centre and of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Her research has been awarded the IZA Young Labor Economist Prize (2008), the Carlo Alberto Medal (2011), the Ester Boserup Prize (2018), the Yrjö Jahnsson Award(2019), the Arrow Award (2021) and a Honorary Doctorate in Economics from the University of Munich (2021). At the LSE she teaches the undergraduate Development Economics course, for which she won a Student Union Award in 2020.
This master class is organized into three parts.
The first part focuses on the history of ideas about economic development from “The wealth of nations” to randomised controlled trials. This section aims to provide an understanding of how development economics has evolved and how its relationship with mainstream economics has changed over time.
The second part covers key topics in economic development, with a particular emphasis on labor. We will explore the ways in which the organization of labor evolves throughout the development process, examining its impact on poverty and economic growth.
The third part covers the methods used in development economics research. It begins with an explanation of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), with focus on field implementation and ethics. Following this, we will explore alternative methods, both empirical and theoretical, that complement or challenge the use of RCTs.
The masterclass aims to provide a map of the field of economic development.
Masterclass Chair
Leverhulme Trust
