Addresses the microeconomic foundations of several development problems and their implications for policy design in different contexts. Analyzes market imperfections that affect households and policymakers in developing countries, builds familiarity with empirical tools and household tools and household data and relies on empirical microeconomic studies to consider selected development topics and evaluate the impacts of policy interventions. Topics include poverty, inequality and vulnerability; community-based development; intra-household decision-making; migration; land and credit markets; and education and health.