Economic Growth.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ECON 300 , ECON 301 and ECON 302 ; and SCMA 301 *, STAT 210 , STAT 212 or PSYC 214 . Enrollment is restricted to economics majors with junior standing or with permission of the department chair. Explores determinants of cross-country income differences using economic models, economic history and data analysis. Analyzes factors that influence productivity growth and diffusion of technology between countries. *Formerly MGMT 301.