The Research program in Development Studies is a twenty-year old program focused on issues germane to development. In recent years, research has been centered in economics, particularly in microeconomic foundations of development. Current research interests of our group include the measurement of poverty; household dymnamics and individuals’ outcomes; the relationship between health and economic development; linkages between income, income inequality and health status; schooling, school quality and returns to education; and the impact of microcredit organizations on individuals and households.