Programs in the top 30 for micro-development (theory)

[KGkhan23]

Originally Posted by JohnMcClane

Thanks KGKhan ... Ghatak's research looks interesting ... anyone else at LSE ... you suggest?

I don't know much, but you could always look at his publications and see where his coauthors are.

[savingtheplanet]

Originally Posted by z109620

Also Berkeley is probably not the best place for development theory, while Bardhan is great, he is getting up there in age and I really don't know how much involvement he has in the program is any more. Plus, he is so famous that he is always somewhere else (at LSE until 2011). Ted Miguel is really Berkeley Econ only other development guy and he is applied (and from what I have heard very busy). Of course their ARE has some giants (de Janvry, Sadoulet) but they are applied (and also getting up their in age).

Berkeley now also has Fred Finan, who is pretty good, although also an applied person. Atif Mian from Chicago GSB has also moved to Berkeley Econ + Haas, which is awesome. He definitely knows his theory, judging from a couple of meetings with him. Asim Khwaja from Harvard is also considering an offer from Haas, although that's up in the air at present.

There are other theory-type development people on campus, too: Ethan Ligon, David Levine (not the Wustl David Levine, the other one), Paul Gertler.

[savingtheplanet]

Originally Posted by JohnMcClane

Thanks KGKhan ... Ghatak's research looks interesting ... anyone else at LSE ... you suggest?

Ghatak is arguably the best development theorist in the world today. And he partners with Tim Besley at LSE very productively. You definitely want to consider LSE for theoretical development work.