ECN 372Sem Economic Development

Grinnell College · 4 credits · UGRD

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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

Recent sections

Fall 2026 · 1 section

Aug 27 – Dec 18

Section	Days & time	Location	Instructor
01Class #97969-ECN-372-01	Tuesday, Thursday 2:10 PM - 4:00 PM Humanities and Social Studies S3333 (Seminar)	Humanities and Social Studies S3333	Tamara McGavock
01 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.