ECN 372
Sem Economic Development
Grinnell College · UGRD · Fall 2026
Catalog description
Processes of growth and change in developing societies. Both theoretical and empirical modes of analysis introduced in the literature covered. Topics chosen from among population growth, agricultural development, industrialization, investment in human capital vs. physical capital, the balanced-unbalanced growth controversy, noneconomic factors in development and underdevelopment. Prerequisite: Economics 280 and concurrent registration in or completion of Economics 286 or Mathematics/Statistics 336. MCGAVOCK
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
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FullSeats: 12/12 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 3:48 PM- Days & times
- Tu Th · 2:10 – 4:00 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 27 – Dec 18
- Location
- Humanities and Social Studies S3333
- Instructor
- Tamara McGavock
Section notes
Instructor signature required for non-Economics majors. Data intensive. Develop an informed critical or theoretical perspective on the social impact of data collection, including the social construction of data production, and the use of algorithmic techniques to process that data.