ECON2269 · Economics
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course aims at providing both the theory and empirics of modern economic growth theories. In addition to Classical and Neoclassical economic growth approaches, current views such as endogenous growth theory will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on why some countries lag behind others and ways to solve this problem. The factors that are affecting economic growth such as technology, capital accumulation, change in employment, education, human capital, saving, energy consumption, democracy are studied in detail.The course also addresses the role of financial markets and policy formulation of economic growth.
Course experience
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Organization
4.2 / 5
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Challenge
4.2 / 5
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Attendance
4.3 / 5
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Assignments
4.2 / 5
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Weekly effort
~3.5
hours per week
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Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionFall 2024
1 sectionSummer 2024
2 sectionsFall 2023
2 sectionsSummer 2023
2 sectionsSpring 2023
1 section