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Advanced Topics in Development Economics

Course #: ECON 407

Description:
This course has two aims. In the first four weeks of the semester students will be introduced to some core issues in Development Economics. These topics will be covered at a more advanced level than they are covered in existing courses and will provide the basic framework for the remainder of the course. In the second part of the course, which constitutes the bulk, students will have an opportunity to engage with a specific topic in greater depth. This topic will vary with the instructor teaching the course. The proposed topics are: Urbanization in Developing Countries, Poverty and Inequality, Structural Change and Transformation, Gender and Development, War, Macroeconomic Issues in Developing Countries, and Political Economy of Development. Whichever the area, students will be given the skills necessary to critically analyze the process of economic development, to identify the winners and losers in this process, and to appreciate what would constitute just and sustainable policy in that area.

Pre Requisites: Pre-req: ECON 101 and ECON 102 and ECON 201 and ECON 202

Offered in:

2024 Spring

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 8168 F
1:00 - 3:45 pm
Afonso De Souza,Joao Paulo University Hall Y04-4100
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/22/2024 - 05/08/2024
Capacity: 25
Enrolled: 25
Status: Closed
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-req: ECON 101 and ECON 102 and ECON 201 and ECON 202
Course Attributes: