{"id":610,"date":"2011-03-11T23:26:36","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T23:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hlsorgs.com\/lids\/?page_id=610"},"modified":"2011-03-11T23:26:36","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T23:26:36","slug":"massachusetts-institute-of-technology-faculty-and-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/lids\/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-faculty-and-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Institute of Technology Faculty and Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a list of faculty, their expertise and courses that LIDS members may find to be of interest at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u00a0 These lists do not represent a comprehensive list of law and development offerings at MIT, and these courses and\/or faculty members may not be offered every year, but they are meant to be useful suggestions for students interested in law and development.<\/p>\n

For a complete listing of MIT schools and courses, please click here.<\/a> Please send along suggestions or ideas for improvement to lids@mail.law.harvard.edu.\u00a0 Thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Professor Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAreas of Interest<\/strong><\/td>\nCourses Taught<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amy Smith<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • appropriate technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

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    \n
  • D-Lab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Bish Sanyal<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Urban economy and housing<\/li>\n
  • Planning institutions and processes<\/li>\n
  • Role of NGOs in development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Informal Sector and Household Economy<\/li>\n
  • D-Lab<\/li>\n
  • Shelter, Settlement and Development: Design and Planning Challenges of Contemporary Indian Cities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victor Grau Serrat<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Co-director at D-Lab<\/li>\n
  • Role of technology in development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Esther Duflo<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • – microeconomic issues in developing countries, including household behavior, education, access to finance, health and policy evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Foundations of Development Policy<\/li>\n
  • The Challenge of World Poverty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Abhijit Banerjee<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • development economics<\/li>\n
  • economic theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Political Economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richard Locke<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • labor standards<\/li>\n
  • globalization<\/li>\n
  • entrepreneurship in developing countries<\/li>\n
  • corporate social responsibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roberto Rigobon<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • development economics<\/li>\n
  • monetary economics<\/li>\n
  • international economics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Sustainable Development and Social Entrepreneurship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simon Johnson<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • financial and economic crises<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alex (Sandy) Pentland<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • wearable computers, health systems and technology for developing countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Development Ventures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Susan Murcott<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • water and sanitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Developing Countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Diane Davis<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • comparative urban politics and policy<\/li>\n
  • relations between urban and national development<\/li>\n
  • insecurity and violence in cities in developing world<\/li>\n
  • cities and globalization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Transnationalism and Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Annette Kim<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • cities in transition countries<\/li>\n
  • property rights<\/li>\n
  • project appraisal<\/li>\n
  • public finance in development countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries<\/li>\n
  • Housing Problems and Policies in Developing Countries<\/li>\n
  • Property Rights Under Transition<\/li>\n
  • Project Evaluation in Developing Countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balakrishnan Rajagopal (Ford International Associate Professor of Law and Development)<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • human rights and international development planning<\/li>\n
  • comparative and international approaches to constitutional law and land use law<\/li>\n
  • impact of international law on globalization and governance of cities and countries<\/li>\n
  • relationships between social movements, law and sociopolitical and cultural change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Introduction to International Development Planning<\/li>\n
  • Human Rights in Theory and Practice<\/li>\n
  • Property Rights Under Transition<\/li>\n
  • Governance and Law in Development Countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dave Donaldson<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • development economics<\/li>\n
  • international trade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • The Challenge of World Poverty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Robert Townsend<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • risk and insurance in development countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Developmetn Economics: Macro Issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Michael Greenstone<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • environmental economics<\/li>\n
  • economic and helath impacts of indoor air pollution, climate change, air pollution, and clean water in developing countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reinhard Goethert<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • design of housing and housing policy in developing countries<\/li>\n
  • participatory planning methdologies<\/li>\n
  • participation of private enterprise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Structuring Low Income Housing Projects in Developing Countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Judith Tendler<\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • performance of public services in developing countries<\/li>\n
  • subnational economic development<\/li>\n
  • organizational behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n

\n
    \n
  • Political Economy of Development Projects: Targeting the Poor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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