ADEC 7420 Development Economics

Name: Development Economics
Rating: 4.04 (27 reviews)

This course examines global differences in the standard of living and economic growth. It also explores policies and programs that help in the alleviation of poverty, with emphasis on policies related to education, health, and foreign aid, etc. Focus of the course is on empirical examination of topics, evaluation of research designs, and interpretation of statistical/econometric evidence. Students can be concurrently enrolled in the Econometrics course.

Course overview

Department: Advancing Studies
School: ADV
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Periodically in the Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: ADEC7201 and ADEC7301/ADAN7301 or ADEC7310/ADAN7309 or ADAN7310/ADEC7309 and ADEC7320 or ADAN7320

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.04 / 5

Based on 27 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Piyush Chandra
Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.07/5

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