ECON 7660

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ECON 7660
Microeconomics of International Development

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Focuses on models of individual, household, firm/farm, and market behavior in low- and middle-income developing economies. Topics include agricultural land, labor, and financial institutions; technology adoption; food security and nutrition; risk management; intra-household analysis; reciprocity networks; and product/factor markets analysis. Emphasizes empirical research.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: completion of first-year Ph.D. course sequence in AEM or ECON or permission of instructor.

Course Attribute (EC-SAP)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022SP

Outcomes

  • Students will master the specification, estimation and interpretation of models of individual, household, firm/farm, and market behavior in low-income communities, especially related to agriculture.
  • Students will develop an aptitude for writing insightful, constructive reviews of current working papers.
  • Students will develop the capacity to write an original, journal article length manuscript for publication in the area of development economics.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 7620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7709 ECON 7660   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Dillon, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person