ECON 309 - Advanced Development

FC SSCI QFR

4 credits
This course explores the factors determining economic development from a microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective. In the first half of the course, topics covered include population growth and fertility, poverty traps and multiple equilibria, migration and remittances, foreign aid, the role of institutional factors and the institutions vs. geography debate . The second half of the course explores the theory and evidence of economic development from a macroeconomic perspective. Topics include economic growth macroeconomic policies, and international trade and finance. This is a team-taught course.
Prerequisites & Notes: ECON 251; ECON 253; and MATH 133.