Economics 366 - Economic Development
Fall
2025
01
3.00
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
62004
Machmer Hall room E-33
This course provides an intermediate introduction to the topic of economic development, focusing on the relationship between economic growth, structural change, international insertion, and the expansion of the effective freedom of a country?s population. Besides relying on the student?s previous knowledge in microeconomics and macroeconomics, the course will introduce the student to the theoretical models and concepts specific to development economics, as well as to certain quantitative methods useful for the analysis of the process of economic development.
Open to students whose primary major is ECON, RES-ECON, STPEC, or MGRECON. ECON 104 & 103/RESEC 102 Open only to ECON/STPEC/RES-EC/MGRECON Primary majors until April 18, then open to all.