InstructionsRespond to all of the 3 prompts below. The purpose of this assignment is to help you…
InstructionsRespond to all of the 3 prompts below. The purpose of this assignment is to help you draw connections between the readings we’ve covered and synthesize what you’ve read and thought about alone with what we’ve discussed in class. The work you do here should also make your midterm prep a bit easier!Your response across all questions should total at least 350 words each (not total!).Unlike normal reading assignments, this assignment is weighted twice the others! That is, it counts as two days of reading responses. Additionally, I will grade both on completion and on the quality/accuracy of your responses. You will earn full credit (2 point) for each response if the question is answered fully, clearly, accurately, and with appropriate citations. You will earn partial credit for each response if it meets some, but not all, of that criteria. You should cite the authors (and location of their points) where appropriate – I don’t need a formal citation, but something like “as Sachs describes on p32” would be ideal.I do not care at all about your spelling/grammar/writing style, etc., so long as I can understand what you mean. Because this is much longer, it’s fine with me if you prefer to upload your responses a word doc.
PromptsIn a few weeks, we’ll read a study that tests whether it is more effective to provide anti-malarial bednets at a subsidized cost or completely free to households in rural Kenya. How does that study represent a divide between the views of Sachs and Easterly toward development? Which approach would Easterly prefer, and why? Which approach would Sachs prefer, and why?
Visit the website https://www.gapminder.org/dollar-street. Select a family that earns less than $200/month from one of the 13 countries that Banerjee and Duflo discuss (a few countries aren’t available). Click on “visit this family” and read the extended description of the family’s economic situation, etc. Provide at least 3 specific comparisons. Would you classify this family as poor, extremely poor, or not poor? Why?
What evidence of extractive or inclusive institutions affecting the lives of the poor directly do you see in the Banerjee/Duflo (“Economic lives of the poor”) or Collins et al. (Portfolios of the Poor)? Identify at least 2 specific examples (cite page number) and explain why you classify them as you do. What changes, if any are needed to these specific institutions to enable the poor to rise out of poverty?
