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Development Economics Track

Course Requirements

ECON 662: Development Microeconomics
ECON 663: Development Macroeconomics
Eighteen credit hours of electives, up to twelve of which may be taken in the School of International Service with your adviser's approval.

Typical Program

A typical program for full-time students beginning in the fall semester is as follows:

Fall Spring
First Year
ECON-500: Microeconomics ECON-523: Applied Econometrics I
ECON-501: Macroeconomics ECON-663: Macro Development
ECON-662: Micro Development Elective
Second Year
ECON-524: Applied Econometrics II Elective
Elective Elective
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Note that the department offers a limited number of courses in the two summer terms (May-June and July-August). Taking courses in the summer may allow you to finish a semester early or take fewer courses each semester.

 

Choosing Electives in the Development Economics Track

In addition to your six required courses in economic theory, econometrics, and development economics, you take six other courses to complete your degree requirements. In consultation with your adviser, you choose courses in which you are interested and that make up a coherent program of study.

Choose from among these electives

ECON‑505: Introduction to Mathematical Economics
ECON‑552: Economics of Transition
ECON‑573: Labor Economics
ECON-574: Gender Perspectives on Economics: Microeconomics
ECON-575: Gender Perspectives on Economics: Macroeconomics
ECON‑579: Environmental Economics
ECON‑633: Financial Economics
ECON‑634: Development Finance and Banking
ECON‑635: International Capital Markets
ECON‑639: Policy Issues in Financial Economics
ECON‑658: Economics of World Regions
ECON‑665: Project Evaluation in Developing Countries
ECON‑670: Survey of International Economics
(You cannot receive credit for ECON‑670 if you take either ECON‑671 or 672.)
ECON‑691: Internship (1‑3)
ECON‑788: Seminar in Economic Development

After taking ECON-505 Mathematical Economics, you may also wish to take

ECON-630: Monetary Economics
ECON-671: International Economics: Trade
ECON-672: International Economics: Finance

Electives may include up to twelve credit hours from the following

SIS-616: International Economics
SIS-632: Microfinance: Concepts and Practical Tools
SIS-635: Advanced Topics in Development Management
SIS-637: International Development
SIS-650: Global Economy and Sustainable Development
SIS-651: Managing Economic Policy Reform

   

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