ECON 3333
Economic Development
Lec 01 selected
This course surveys current applications of economic theory to the problem of economic development. Topics covered include recent advances in theory of economic growth, theories of poverty and inequality and their relation to economic performance, theories of fertility and population growth, and the microeconomics of peasant agriculture.
Sections
Lecture
Lec 01
Tue, Thu 13:05-14:25
From the syllabus
From the Fall 2026 syllabus by Daniel Rosenblum. Open the PDF
Grading
15%Assignments (6)Lowest assignment grade dropped
35%Midterm examIf missed, weight transfers to final exam
50%Final examCumulative, 3-hour; 85% if midterm missed
Textbook
- Essentials of Development Economics, Taylor and Libbert
Course rules
- Late assignments
- Late assignments receive zero unless an extension is approved ahead of time or there is an emergency.
- Missed midterm
- No make-up midterm; its 35% weight transfers to the final exam.
- Missed final
- Submit a Student Declaration of Absence form ahead of time or receive zero.
- Assignments
- Assignments must be completed individually; group work is not allowed.
- AI use
- AI/LLM tools are prohibited for assignment writing unless assignment instructions explicitly permit them.
- Devices
- Phones, tablets, and computers are not allowed in class without the professor’s permission.
- Lectures
- Lectures are not recorded, and lecture videos will not be available.
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