ECON 2269 Aspects of Economic Growth

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 overview

Department
Economics
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Spring,Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
ECON1101 or MCEC1101

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Requirements fulfilled

  • Economics B.A.: Economics elective options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Official evaluation summary

3.80 / 5

Based on 201 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

  • Edoardo Bella
    Summer 2026, Summer 2025 · Official rating 3.46/5
  • Veysel Ulusoy
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.81/5
  • Yusuf Ozkara
    Summer 2024, Summer 2023 · Official rating 4.60/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Edoardo Bella · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 02
    Summer 2026 · Edoardo Bella · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Veysel Ulusoy · Stokes Hall 295S MW 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered