Economic Development

Catalog description

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Analysis of the causes and consequences of economic development and underdevelopment across countries; topics may include historical and contemporary theories of growth, structural transformation and inequality; measures of income, poverty and well-being and their use in comparing nations; the challenges of agricultural and industrial transition, institutional change and policy design; emphasizes empirical approaches to evaluate development strategies and innovations. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ECON 202 and ECON 203 .