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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H, ECON 003; or ECON 004. A survey of the main theories of economic development and an analysis of the major development strategies and policies.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A. Explores the theory of comparative advantage as a guide to development policy. Discusses trade regimes and their effects on development. Analyzes the nature and consequences of the globalization of the world economy.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A and ECON 107 or consent of instructor. Study of interactions between population growth and economic development. Topics include the history of demographic thought; lessons for developing countries from the demographic experience of currentlydeveloped countries; household production models, demand for children, mortality, health and nutrition, migration, and human capital; and macroeconomic economic-demographic linkages in developing countries.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; written work, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A or ECON 103A; ECON 107; or consent of instructor. Examines major current issues in development economics, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A or ECON 103A. A comparative analysis of the major trends in Latin American economies in the twentieth century. Topics include historical legacies, primary export economies, the theory and practice of import substitution industrialization, the debt crisis, stabilization and structural adjustment, poverty and income distribution, the informal sector, the agricultural sector, and the environment. Cross-listed with LNST 185.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H or ECON 003 or ECON 004 or consent of instructor. A survey of the wide-sweeping policy reforms since the 1980s and of contemporary public policy challenges in Latin America. Challenges discussed include extremely high levels of poverty and inequality, inadequate educational and healthcare systems, pressures for land reform, problems of trade competitiveness, and recurring currency crises. Cross-listed with LNST 187.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
Course is repeatable to a maximum of 12 units.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): senior standing; ECON 102A, ECON 102B, ECON 103A, ECON 103B. Advanced research in various fields of faculty interest. Students complete a research paper and present their results in the seminar. Topics vary from year to year. Graded In Progress (IP) until ECON 193A and ECON 193B are completed, at which time a final grade is assigned.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): senior standing; ECON 193A. Advanced research in various fields of faculty interest. Students complete a research paper and present their results in the seminar. Topics vary from year to year.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): junior standing with major in Economics and consent of instructor (to be obtained before pre-enrollment). Active participation in the work of a public or quasi-public agency or business concern in matters relating to general or business economics. The student spends approximately 10 hours each week with such an employer. A summary paper is required. One unit for every three hours spent in internship. Open to majors on a Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) basis.
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