AEM 2350 Introduction To The Economics Of Development
Course description
This course is intended as an introduction to the economics of low income countries. It focuses on the policies and constraints to promoting growth and development.
Outcome 1: Students will be able to understand the nature of poverty and how it is measured.
Outcome 2: Students will be able to understand how economic growth is measured and how this correlates to alternative measures of development.
Outcome 3: Students will be able to understand the structural changes in the economy that occur as a country increases per capita income.
Outcome 4: Students will be able to understand the leading economic models explaining these changes.
Outcome 5: Students will become familiar with competing views of how economic policy can best promote economic growth and development.
Outcome 6: Students will be able to understand how linkages to the international economy can promote or hinder the process of economic growth and development.
Prerequisites
ECON 1110, ECON 1120, or comparable introductory courses in Microeconomic Theory
Summer 2023: Online course
| Section ID: | AEM 2350 001-LEC |
| Number: | 1010 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 3 |
| Class dates: | July 10-28, 2023 |
| Final exam/project due: | Friday July 28, 8 PM - 9:15 PM / Online (see Final exams) |
| Time / room: | M-F 8 PM - 9:15 PM / Online |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (async+sync) |
| Credit: | 3 |
| Grade: | Graded only |
| Instructor: | Upton, J. (jbu3) |
| Max. enroll: | 65 |
| Notes: | Daily recorded lecture to watch prior to each class. Expect readings, listening to podcasts, two individual assignments, and self-guided group work in addition to regular meeting times. |
| Eligibility: |
Juniors & Seniors |
| To enroll: | See Dates & Deadlines. See Online Learning FAQs. This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |
| Tuition & fees: | See Tuition for Online Courses |
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