ECON 209 - Economic Development

Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, CD, QP-H

The theory and evidence on economic development from both a macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective. Topics include economic growth, income distribution, poverty, instability, the economic role of institutions, the political economic determinants of macro policies, and the effects of international markets integration. The course will also look at how market fragmentation, incomplete information, and incentive problems affect the markets for land, labor, and credit markets.
Instructor: A. Ortiz Bolanos
Prerequisites & Notes
Economics 101